How to Use mousy in a Sentence

mousy

adjective
  • The movie is a fantasy about a mousy housewife who is transformed into a glamorous star.
  • But for how long can Democrats keep this building fast, friendly and mousy?
    — Alex Burness, The Denver Post, 28 May 2020
  • So that was the music playing in the brain of the mousy defendant.
    — William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • Justine Skye took this mousy brown look to the next level by bleaching her brows to match.
    — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 22 May 2026
  • His mousy brown hair, rounded specs and layers of tweeds and wool lets his real acting heft shine through.
    — Lindsey Bahr, Orange County Register, 14 Apr. 2017
  • Don DeLillo said, squinting at the sun, squinting at the mousy bird.
    — Emma Cline, The New Yorker, 1 June 2020
  • The promise of a starring role for the great Bob Odenkirk as a mousy man with … skills just ups the ante.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2021
  • My hair is naturally mousy brown and flatter than the state of Kansas.
    — Anne Roderique-Jones, SELF, 21 Mar. 2018
  • At least Amanda is curious, which is more than most people seem to be about the mousy Maud.
    — Lindsey Bahr, Star Tribune, 2 Feb. 2021
  • Zamora's previously blonde hair was grown out to a natural mousy brown.
    — Bree Burkitt, azcentral, 11 June 2019
  • As played by Stone, King is somewhat mousy and shy in private, and even-handed and friendly in public.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 21 Sep. 2017
  • Abbi’s on the lookout for a bestie much in the way that another show’s version of her mousy-millennial archetype might be on the lookout for a boyfriend.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2017
  • At first blush, Rachel appears to be a mousy wallflower irritated by Marty’s fast-cash gambits.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Howell brings his mousy charm to the insecure Dennis Whitaker on The Pitt.
    — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026
  • In Shadow and Bone, Alina is depicted as plain (if not homely), with mousy brown hair and pale, sallow skin.
    — Lauren Puckett, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Apr. 2021
  • In contrast to the mousy Ms Tsai, Mr Han is a natural orator with a common touch.
    — The Economist, 27 July 2019
  • In contrast to the mousy Ms Tsai, Mr Han is a natural orator with a common touch.
    — The Economist, 25 July 2019
  • The caller turns out to be the boyfriend of Amanda (Amelia Campbell), Ron's mousy coworker.
    — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Hiding behind a mousy pair of large glasses and a mane of snowy-white hair, Fonda’s Claire doesn’t exactly look like somebody with a vendetta.
    — Michael Rechtshaffen, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Staring back at my reflection, my hair is now very long and flat and my outgrown highlights have turned a dark, brassy blonde, revealing my natural mousy brown hair underneath.
    — Amelia Bell, refinery29.com, 25 Aug. 2021
  • But again, Davison is perfect for the part; his awkward mannerisms and pleading sad eyes sometimes giving him a mousy appearance himself.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2026
  • When a local reporter interviews a mousy housewife about her life-changing encounter with a coyote, their eerie trek in the woods leaves them forever bonded with each other… and the beast.
    — Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Feb. 2022
  • Ken, the third character, is a mousy mortuary attendant who claims to have psychic powers and offers his services to the skeptical Joe.
    — Terry Teachout, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2020
  • First there’s Jill (Helena Wilson), the seemingly mousy one who has remained cooped up with mom decades after the others have bolted.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2024
  • Boras sees each of Christie's characters in this story, from a glamorous princess and a beautiful countess to a brusque businessman and a mousy missionary, as a diamond.
    — Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 May 2022
  • Gone are the days of her mousy brown hair (a wig worn by Witherspoon), now replaced by a shade of blonde that perfectly blends in with The Morning Show's sunshiny vibe.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 17 Sep. 2021
  • Once, maybe twice a decade the mousy little genre of literary fiction is allowed a massive cultural moment that permeates society and makes an author a recognizable celebrity.
    — Sam Sacks, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Raimi delights in turning a mousy, reality-TV-loving woman into a boar-hunting, shelter-building alpha dog.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2026
  • In the mousy United Nations, there’s a representative from Vienna … but also one from Austria.
    — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 28 Aug. 2020
  • Kimberly Richardson portrays our nameless protagonist, a mousy thing whose chief occupation is acting out old-style detective stories on a dollhouse-scale stage.
    — Dominic P. Papatola, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2017

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