How to Use sulk in a Sentence

sulk

1 of 2 verb
Definition of sulknext
Synonyms for sulknext
  • While some might sulk from the scene, Flake is flooding the zone.
    — James Hohmann, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2017
  • But instead of sulking in the locker room at the break, Duesler sucked it up.
    — cleveland, 2 Nov. 2019
  • In that big picture, the teenage Rimbaud sits off to the side, blank-faced, sulking.
    — Holland Cotter, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2017
  • While Kylie gushes about her life, Jordyn sulks on the bed.
    — Mariah Smith, The Cut, 28 Aug. 2017
  • All that was left was to bury my head in the pillow and try to sulk an apology out of her.
    — Robert Tate Miller, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Dec. 2020
  • But Krieger couldn’t take weeks or months to wallow or sulk, like most people would.
    — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 24 June 2019
  • Izzy follows her outside and the two of them sulk with their heads in their hands while Smith’s music plays.
    — Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2023
  • That night, the cast goes out to a bar and half of them celebrate turning the game on its head while Team US sulks in the corner.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The time a robber walked in the door and announced a holdup, got met with tipsy laughter, and sulked away with nothing.
    — John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 18 June 2018
  • Rivers had to learn that lesson long ago, to block it out and not to bring it home, not to sit and sulk with his wife, Tiffany, and their nine children.
    — Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Oct. 2020
  • The vibe has shifted, and Taylor Swift has retreated from the woods to sulk in her city apartment in the wee small hours of the morning.
    — Annabel Gutterman, Time, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Lockhart could have sulked, frustrated by a shift in course.
    — Shawn Smajstrla, star-telegram, 26 Jan. 2018
  • Pochettino has been sulking in public for a while and his mood swings haven't helped.
    — James Masters, CNN, 18 Oct. 2019
  • During the semifinal match, Belmonte could have sulked or gone back to the hotel.
    — Dennis Manoloff, cleveland, 10 Feb. 2020
  • And they will be encouraged by the fact that the player has never sulked or dropped his standards on the pitch in spite of his desire to leave.
    — SI.com, 30 Jan. 2018
  • And that’s important, because a year ago, when the losses began to pile up, the team began to sulk or, worse, give up.
    — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2017
  • But that doesn’t mean Kanaan — and Max Chilton, who had a similar run-in with his boss at Pocono — are going to finish the year sulking.
    — Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, 1 Sep. 2017
  • Yes, many people do, and many who do not will sulk when their birthdays are not acknowledged.
    — Washington Post, 28 June 2021
  • The loser generally sulks, destroying the rest of the evening.
    — Kevin Baxter, latimes.com, 25 Jan. 2018
  • Hungry bass that spent the winter suspended and sulking in deep water have moved shallow to chow down ahead of the spawn.
    — Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 22 Apr. 2020
  • Ragtops are Great Britain's nose-thumbing gesture at the sodden skies that often sulk there.
    — Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 24 Apr. 2023
  • There’s no real scenery-chewing from Elgort, who isn’t given much to do but sulk and don three-piece suits over lunch.
    — Garrett Mitchell, Detroit Free Press, 12 Sep. 2019
  • The song went on to earn her a Grammy Award in 1998, and the music video featured Apple sulking in different states of undress.
    — Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE.com, 25 Sep. 2019
  • When Durant sulked over a bad turnover, Elson reminded him to get back on defense.
    — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Dec. 2017
  • While Achilles sulks in his tent, his beloved comrade, Patroclus, who shares his bed, bravely joins the battle in Achilles’ armor.
    — Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Eggplants growing in cold soil or exposed to chilly weather will sulk and are more prone to insect and disease problems.
    — The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 13 Apr. 2017
  • But this front office will not sulk and will get back to work in preparation for a crucial offseason, even without a first-round pick in hand.
    — Jason Patt, Forbes, 23 June 2021
  • But instead of sulking, Barris was inspired to craft his most custom creation to date.
    — Justin L. MacK, Indianapolis Star, 18 Mar. 2018
  • Gallas famously cried on the pitch after an Arsenal game, but who could ever sulk with a ride like that?
    — SI.com, 4 Oct. 2017
  • When Last Man Standing wasn’t picked up for the 10th season, fans everywhere started to sulk over how their favorite sitcom would end.
    — Rebecca Norris, Country Living, 20 May 2021
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sulk

2 of 2 noun
  • In the wild-card chase with precious few games left, the Mariners don’t have time to sulk after tough losses.
    — San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Sep. 2021
  • How many trips in a sulk on the Eurostar train between London and Brussels last year?
    — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2019
  • Sexton didn’t sulk or look toward the bench -- a bad habit early in his career.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 21 Jan. 2021
  • But rather than sulk, Ms. Meizz decided to do something about it.
    — New York Times, 15 Aug. 2021
  • There’s very little for the character to do other than sulk.
    — Tirdad Derakhshani, Philly.com, 4 Oct. 2017
  • As Woodson pointed out, the Big Ten schedule offers no time to sulk.
    — Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Jan. 2022
  • The Marshfield players did not sulk or dwell on the poor first half at intermission.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2019
  • With Utah arriving for a conference game tonight, USC had no time to sulk.
    — oregonlive, 20 Sep. 2019
  • Staying home to sulk or pout or stew about what went wrong, the kind of thing overzealous fans do, would be ridiculous and serve no good purpose.
    — Kevin Scarbinsky, AL.com, 14 Oct. 2017
  • Those who get left with programs on the low end of their rank lists can slip away to sulk, while their luckier peers pop bottles of champagne.
    — Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 6 May 2020
  • Some social robots appear to sulk when they are ignored.
    — Katie Engelhart, The New Yorker, 24 May 2021
  • The Merseyside masters of maudlin pop are on a 40th-anniversary tour, but don’t expect a sulk down memory lane.
    — Michael Andor Brodeur, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Mar. 2018
  • Meanwhile, her husband sulks in Toronto and shows up for the occasional protest.
    — Jeremy Kohler, The Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2019
  • Rather than sulk in his dressing room about the horrid weather conditions, the swagger-happy MC swam through his set a la Michael Phelps.
    — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 5 Sep. 2017
  • After Jackson prevailed in a tight duel for the starting job, Pigrome didn’t complain or sulk.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2019
  • Few presidents ever had more reason to sulk after an election than John Adams in 1800.
    — Ted Widmer, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2020
  • With City refusing to meet the demands, any chance of a deal disappeared, sending Mahrez into a sulk that has already seen him miss games against Everton and Swansea.
    — SI.com, 8 Feb. 2018
  • Tim Blake Nelson, whose character Looking Glass sulks around most of the time in a creepy, reflective mask, linked that specific wardrobe choice to the man’s personal trauma.
    — Adam Epstein, Quartz, 17 Oct. 2019
  • Her anger and fatigue color her early opinions of other nuns, and Groff beautifully captures Marie’s teenaged sulk.
    — Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2021
  • Perhaps most impressively, Gatewood didn't sulk while splitting time with fellow senior Riley Smith, who threw three touchdowns and interception.
    — Josh Bean, AL.com, 28 Aug. 2017
  • This solo sulk then develops into a lover’s quarrel with Kehlani’s guest vocal, which gets songwriting and arranging points for weaving her voice into the narrative seamlessly, instead of as an awkwardly shoehorned-in cameo.
    — Morgan Enos, Billboard, 15 Mar. 2018
  • In the wild-card chase with precious few games left, the Mariners don’t have time to sulk after tough losses.
    — San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Sep. 2021
  • How many trips in a sulk on the Eurostar train between London and Brussels last year?
    — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2019
  • Sexton didn’t sulk or look toward the bench -- a bad habit early in his career.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 21 Jan. 2021
  • But rather than sulk, Ms. Meizz decided to do something about it.
    — New York Times, 15 Aug. 2021
  • There’s very little for the character to do other than sulk.
    — Tirdad Derakhshani, Philly.com, 4 Oct. 2017
  • As Woodson pointed out, the Big Ten schedule offers no time to sulk.
    — Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Jan. 2022
  • The Marshfield players did not sulk or dwell on the poor first half at intermission.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2019
  • With Utah arriving for a conference game tonight, USC had no time to sulk.
    — oregonlive, 20 Sep. 2019
  • Staying home to sulk or pout or stew about what went wrong, the kind of thing overzealous fans do, would be ridiculous and serve no good purpose.
    — Kevin Scarbinsky, AL.com, 14 Oct. 2017

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