morose

In a sentence

Six example sentences with morose, each labelled with its topic.

• The detective is morose for two acts, snapping at his partner and eating alone in the car every night.

  Movies

• The bassist turned morose after the tour, answering interview questions in three words and refusing to sit for photographs.

  Music

• The morose uncle says almost nothing at dinner, then complains about the soup loudly enough for the kitchen to hear.

  Literature

• The locker room was morose after the overtime loss, with players staring at their shoes and nobody touching the pizza.

  Basketball

• The morose innkeeper in the starting village grunts at every greeting and charges double if you ask for directions.

  Gaming

• In his last self-portrait the painter looks morose, mouth turned down and eyes fixed somewhere past the viewer's shoulder.

  Art

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