How to Use mope in a Sentence
- Like a little child, he often moped when he didn't get what he wanted.
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All Tino can do is just sit there and mope on the couch in full Eeyore mode.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 21 Sep. 2022
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The source explains Christina took no time to mope around and instead was working this past weekend.
—Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 30 Sep. 2020
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A cat named Memphis can mope like a teenager, while Scarlett is a sneaky and graceful feline.
—Mary Elizabeth Davis, Southern Living, 1 May 2017
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Read full article The dump truck and moped each had two occupants at the time of the crash, Morrissey’s office said.
—Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Feb. 2023
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Terance Mann couldn't mope over two missed free throws that could have sealed the victory for Florida State.
—Gary B. Graves, OrlandoSentinel.com, 4 Feb. 2018
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Meanwhile, Paradise's current group of women have been shipped off to a hotel to mope and worry about what their men are doing.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 14 Oct. 2022
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Orangutans that achieve their goals, enjoy swinging with others, and always look on the bright side of the banana have longer lifespans than those who merely mope around the zoo.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 1 July 2011
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Take some time to sit with your disappointment, whatever that looks like — seize the chance to mope around in a fluffy bathrobe, mow through an entire sleeve of Thin Mints, or sob in the shower.
—Anna Goldfarb, The Cut, 12 Mar. 2018
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Joe Exotic isn’t the type to mope around after a paramour dumps him for a bright (ha!) future in butthole lighteners.
—Joan Kubicek, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2021
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As this revelation sinks in, Nany and Kaycee mope on the sidelines thinking about how their dream of crossing the finish line together as a couple has died.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2021
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Brosnahan looks sad and exquisite, kind of like if a Renoir painting came to life and wanted to mope on a chaise lounge for a few hours to contemplate sentiency.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2021
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Those with college ambitions either could mope and wallow in sorrow or figure out ways to move forward on their own.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2021
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Moffett and Nathanson note that many cable providers, which make much better margins selling internet access, no longer mope much about TV cord cutting.
—Rob Pegoraro, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2021
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While everyone watched with heated anticipation to see how the spider (his clothing brand’s symbol) would spring to life, the arachnid did little but stand still and mope — a Spinal Tap-like Stonehenge totem.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 6 Sep. 2021
- Like a little child, he often moped when he didn't get what he wanted.
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All Tino can do is just sit there and mope on the couch in full Eeyore mode.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 21 Sep. 2022
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The source explains Christina took no time to mope around and instead was working this past weekend.
—Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 30 Sep. 2020
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A cat named Memphis can mope like a teenager, while Scarlett is a sneaky and graceful feline.
—Mary Elizabeth Davis, Southern Living, 1 May 2017
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Read full article The dump truck and moped each had two occupants at the time of the crash, Morrissey’s office said.
—Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Feb. 2023
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Terance Mann couldn't mope over two missed free throws that could have sealed the victory for Florida State.
—Gary B. Graves, OrlandoSentinel.com, 4 Feb. 2018
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Meanwhile, Paradise's current group of women have been shipped off to a hotel to mope and worry about what their men are doing.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 14 Oct. 2022
-
Orangutans that achieve their goals, enjoy swinging with others, and always look on the bright side of the banana have longer lifespans than those who merely mope around the zoo.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 1 July 2011
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Take some time to sit with your disappointment, whatever that looks like — seize the chance to mope around in a fluffy bathrobe, mow through an entire sleeve of Thin Mints, or sob in the shower.
—Anna Goldfarb, The Cut, 12 Mar. 2018
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Joe Exotic isn’t the type to mope around after a paramour dumps him for a bright (ha!) future in butthole lighteners.
—Joan Kubicek, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2021
-
As this revelation sinks in, Nany and Kaycee mope on the sidelines thinking about how their dream of crossing the finish line together as a couple has died.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2021
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Brosnahan looks sad and exquisite, kind of like if a Renoir painting came to life and wanted to mope on a chaise lounge for a few hours to contemplate sentiency.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2021
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Those with college ambitions either could mope and wallow in sorrow or figure out ways to move forward on their own.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2021
-
Moffett and Nathanson note that many cable providers, which make much better margins selling internet access, no longer mope much about TV cord cutting.
—Rob Pegoraro, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2021
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While everyone watched with heated anticipation to see how the spider (his clothing brand’s symbol) would spring to life, the arachnid did little but stand still and mope — a Spinal Tap-like Stonehenge totem.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 6 Sep. 2021
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Other than that, all you can is stay inside, mope, and wait for summer.
—Katie Heaney, The Cut, 19 Apr. 2018
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What do the helmets so many of you carp-brained mopes opt to leave at home actually protect against?
—Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com, 17 Sep. 2019
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Amid that, though, a guy who had every reason to mope, was instead busy looking for blessings.
—oregonlive, 2 Apr. 2020
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Edmunds, giving away 6 inches and a good 50 pounds to Gronkowski, didn’t mope or waste a second trying to shake the cobwebs out.
—Will Graves, The Seattle Times, 26 Dec. 2018
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Alas, this murder leads to Louis' first vampiric mope session.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2022
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Segel delivers another of his compellingly muted takes on a wary mope, constantly on the lookout for what will go wrong next.
—Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2022
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Rather than mope after the trip's cancellation, the students chose to make a major impact on the lives of others by using the money to help the Navajo Nation, which is struggling amid the pandemic.
—David Blank, CNN, 3 June 2020
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Rob — the loafer and the mope, the impressively successful Lothario and pretentious little troll — is the protagonist of this book, which could be called autofiction (the author is also named Rob Doyle), anti-woke polemic or obsessive riff.
—Parul Sehgal, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2020
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Trevor (a purposefully repellent Eric T. Miller) is a mope, an industry term for a journeyman player who’s brought in when extra genitals are needed.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2017
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When devastating hurricanes pummeled Texas, Florida and several Caribbean islands this summer, vacationers didn’t stay home and mope.
—Hugo Martin, latimes.com, 15 Dec. 2017
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Other than that, all you can is stay inside, mope, and wait for summer.
—Katie Heaney, The Cut, 19 Apr. 2018
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What do the helmets so many of you carp-brained mopes opt to leave at home actually protect against?
—Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com, 17 Sep. 2019
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Amid that, though, a guy who had every reason to mope, was instead busy looking for blessings.
—oregonlive, 2 Apr. 2020
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Edmunds, giving away 6 inches and a good 50 pounds to Gronkowski, didn’t mope or waste a second trying to shake the cobwebs out.
—Will Graves, The Seattle Times, 26 Dec. 2018
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Alas, this murder leads to Louis' first vampiric mope session.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2022
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Segel delivers another of his compellingly muted takes on a wary mope, constantly on the lookout for what will go wrong next.
—Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2022
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Rather than mope after the trip's cancellation, the students chose to make a major impact on the lives of others by using the money to help the Navajo Nation, which is struggling amid the pandemic.
—David Blank, CNN, 3 June 2020
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Rob — the loafer and the mope, the impressively successful Lothario and pretentious little troll — is the protagonist of this book, which could be called autofiction (the author is also named Rob Doyle), anti-woke polemic or obsessive riff.
—Parul Sehgal, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2020
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Trevor (a purposefully repellent Eric T. Miller) is a mope, an industry term for a journeyman player who’s brought in when extra genitals are needed.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2017
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When devastating hurricanes pummeled Texas, Florida and several Caribbean islands this summer, vacationers didn’t stay home and mope.
—Hugo Martin, latimes.com, 15 Dec. 2017
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