How to Use sulk in a Sentence

sulk

1 of 2 verb
  • He went to sulk in his room.
  • She has been sulking all day.
  • The Chiefs don’t have time to sulk.
    — Jesse Newell, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • While some might sulk from the scene, Flake is flooding the zone.
    — James Hohmann, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2017
  • But nothing good came from sulking.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 19 May 2026
  • 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
  • But instead of sulking in the locker room at the break, Duesler sucked it up.
    — cleveland, 2 Nov. 2019
  • Pochettino has been sulking in public for a while and his mood swings haven't helped.
    — James Masters, CNN, 18 Oct. 2019
  • Yes, many people do, and many who do not will sulk when their birthdays are not acknowledged.
    — Washington Post, 28 June 2021
  • The Broncos went on to lose that game 81-60, but there was no time to sulk.
    — Idaho Statesman, 28 Feb. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • With about 500 feet of line out, my fish has obligingly decided to sulk.
    — Ralph Tuttle, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026
  • During the semifinal match, Belmonte could have sulked or gone back to the hotel.
    — Dennis Manoloff, cleveland, 10 Feb. 2020
  • The Miami Hurricanes made sure not to sulk for too long.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
  • In an attitude that defined his entire life, Boyer didn't sulk.
    — Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • Eggplants growing in cold soil or exposed to chilly weather will sulk and are more prone to insect and disease problems.
    — The Editors, Good Housekeeping, 27 July 2018
  • And these sorts of personalities don’t tend to sulk off quietly when they are vanquished.
    — Nick Bilton, vanityfair.com, 1 Aug. 2017
  • 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
  • But instead of sulking, Barris was inspired to craft his most custom creation to date.
    — Justin L. MacK, Indianapolis Star, 18 Mar. 2018
  • When Durant sulked over a bad turnover, Elson reminded him to get back on defense.
    — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Dec. 2017
  • 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
  • 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 loser generally sulks, destroying the rest of the evening.
    — Kevin Baxter, latimes.com, 25 Jan. 2018
  • Ragtops are Great Britain's nose-thumbing gesture at the sodden skies that often sulk there.
    — Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 24 Apr. 2023
  • The schedule doesn’t care about embarrassment, and the league is too unforgiving to sulk.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • 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

sulk

2 of 2 noun
  • Sexton didn’t sulk or look toward the bench -- a bad habit early in his career.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 21 Jan. 2021
  • But instead of storming off to his bedroom to sulk, Lane slapped mom with a lawsuit.
    — Smriti Rao, Discover Magazine, 8 Apr. 2010
  • Dallas doesn't have time to sulk after losing to the Packers.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2022
  • 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
  • The Marshfield players did not sulk or dwell on the poor first half at intermission.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 16 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
  • As Woodson pointed out, the Big Ten schedule offers no time to sulk.
    — Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Jan. 2022
  • How many trips in a sulk on the Eurostar train between London and Brussels last year?
    — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2019
  • Meanwhile, her husband sulks in Toronto and shows up for the occasional protest.
    — Jeremy Kohler, The Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2019
  • The team is horrified to watch sweet little Hughie become corrupted by power… but there's no time to sulk.
    — Alex Raiman, EW.com, 10 June 2022
  • With Utah arriving for a conference game tonight, USC had no time to sulk.
    — oregonlive, 20 Sep. 2019
  • After Jackson prevailed in a tight duel for the starting job, Pigrome didn’t complain or sulk.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2019
  • When the pandemic knocked him out of work, the marketing executive went looking to do some good rather than sit at home and sulk in between searching for jobs.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 11 Jan. 2023
  • 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
  • Few presidents ever had more reason to sulk after an election than John Adams in 1800.
    — Ted Widmer, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2020
  • 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
  • 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
  • Instead, Arthur recites some Shakespeare and settles into a sulk after discovering some plans Edward has not shared with him.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • 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

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