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Three of the four arrived soberly dressed, one of them, Hodgkin, in a black suit, folded his arms and stared glumly ahead.—
Robin Muir,
Vogue,
12 June 2026 -
People can be seen running along the top of the bus and sitting on the front bumper as the driver stares glumly ahead from inside windows tagged with graffiti.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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Museums abhor windows, so the building has all the approachability of a medieval keep, as gloomily defensive as the park is welcoming.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
4 June 2026
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In Time Regained, the concluding volume of Marcel Proust’s In Search of Lost Time, an older version of the narrator gloomily decides to attend a gathering at the Guermantes’ mansion.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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Take, for example, Keanu Reeves, who was memeified after a photo of the actor sullenly eating a sandwich went viral.—
Ben Pettis,
The Conversation,
3 Apr. 2026
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Like a fisherman left empty-handed after a heavy pull at her line, the woman sullenly took Sam’s picture.—
Nora DeLigter,
Curbed,
6 Mar. 2026
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War of the Worlds star Ice Cube now has another reason to stare forlornly at his computer.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2026
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One of the most affecting shots shows McCartney glancing forlornly at a seat beside him at the mixing desk.—
Jordan Runtagh,
PEOPLE,
27 Nov. 2025
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Nantz somberly delivered the emotional news while taking several breaks to compose himself.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
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The season's penultimate scene finds Carl at his favorite haunt, sipping his morning coffee while somberly staring at his tiny Tom Ruffage diorama figure.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
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Netflix also has a pair of strong four-hour adaptations in the harrowing Lord of the Flies and the darkly comic political tragedy of Death by Lightning.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
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Alex Lehmann directed the darkly comedic rom-com, starring Kaley Cuoco and Pete Davidson.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
16 June 2026
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Then there is the steady stream of profiles on tech billionaires joylessly devoting themselves to maximizing their lifespan.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2026
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The second involves a woman who had inherited her father's company and was running it competently, dutifully — and miserably.—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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The 2025 season ended miserably on all fronts for Johnson.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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“Morosely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morosely. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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