mope

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Recent Examples of mope My Mexican hillbilly family never had time to whine and mope. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2024 Meanwhile, that very good actor Anthony Ramos is put in the awkward position of having to mope around as Javi, who has a one-sided crush on Kate. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 July 2024 Rather than moping, Turkish democrats need to realize that a challenge from the left can overturn Erdogan’s authoritarian system. Halil Karaveli, Foreign Affairs, 14 July 2023 According to the director, Roberts proceeded to mope through the casting process, which included readings with the likes of Russell Crowe, Ralph Fiennes, Hugh Grant and Colin Firth. Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for mope 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mope
Verb
  • Plan to linger over natural wine and a mix of market-fresh plates as the music slowly shifts, turning the venue into a bit more of a party as the day goes on.
    Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Although some investors were wary (and snobbery toward jukebox musicals still lingered), Swept Away managed to raise $14.5 million from investors.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The president pouted his lips for a kiss just ahead of his inauguration, then Melania – under a wide-brimmed hat – leaned her cheek just enough toward him to receive an air kiss.
    David Oliver, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025
  • There is also a chance a trade won’t happen and Butler will pout through the rest of this season, then opt out and leave in free agency this summer with Miami getting nothing for him.
    Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Hours after taking office, Trump signed multiple executive orders, including one action delaying a nationwide ban of the social media platform TikTok.
    Alex Thomas, arkansasonline.com, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Tacopina was incensed by the eleventh-hour revelation and asked Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mark Arnold to delay opening arguments or restart jury selection in light of the new information.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • After a heartbreaking loss to their arch-rival Wolverines, the Buckeyes had two choices: sulk or soar.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
  • From the audience under the rotunda, Republicans gleamed their approval and Democrats sulked in opposition — a piece of theater that, in miniature, encapsulated the broader partisan divisions and cultural differences that practically define American politics in the modern era.
    Mike Lillis, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Emma Corrin — who plays Anna Harding, best friend to Lily-Rose Depp’s Ellen Hutter — had to film a scene covered in rats that crawled on their bare chest.
    Laura Bradley, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The investigators will lay out a grid at the scene, typically with string, and literally crawl around on their hands and knees in search of footprints or other clues.
    Adiel Kaplan, NBC News, 15 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • These answers all describe an action that might be frowned upon.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Some may frown upon these metaphors, but the reality is that business is, to some extent, a dog-eat-dog competition.
    Zain Jaffer, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The video shows a man trying to drag Zakariya’s lifeless body before he too is shot.
    Zeena Saifi, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The deputies dragged Payne across the floor, according to the complaint.
    Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • But rather than sporting a big smile and radiating festive cheer, Ferrell looked hilariously weary and unshaven, with an unlit cigarette dangling between his scowling lips.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2024
  • But no one's prepared to sit there and yell across the table at some other person while Tom Selleck is sitting at the head of the table scowling at you.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024

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