How do you use Sulk in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like temper or mood, plus the exact meaning.
Sulk meaning
To express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn.
Using Sulk
- The main meaning on this page is: To express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn.
- Useful related words include: sulkiness, temper, mood, humor.
- In the example corpus, sulk often appears in combinations such as: sulk and, to sulk, and sulk.
Context around Sulk
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 10 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sulk
- In this selection, "sulk" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, small, castellan, album, humiliated and silently stand out and add context to how "sulk" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 10 album sulk and uk and a small sulk. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sulk" sits close to words such as abad, abolishment and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sulk
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And then he took three days’ leave to sulk. (9 words)
No one had ever seen the Sulk humiliated in this way before. (12 words)
Rather than sulk about it, Porter showcased the mentality all great cornerbacks have. (13 words)
He soon began to sulk and loaf, his batting eye went lame; no home runs on the score card now were chalked against his name; the fans without exception gave the manager no peace, for one and all kept clamoring for Casey's quick release. (45 words)
To protect yourself from feeling like a celebration is ruined by any conflicts they have, make sure they’re far outnumbered by your family and friends—people who aren’t going to storm out or sulk if they don’t get their way. (43 words)
You can do two things, you can hide behind your caddie and sulk and knock it around in level or over par, or you can take it on the chin, rise up to the challenge and try to hit good golf shots. (42 words)
Am I just going to sit there and sulk and not be happy about it and let my Pompey career fizzle out? (22 words)
Example sentences (18)
Somehow most of the food at Thanksgiving was just bad in one way or another, and I wanted to just lay in bed and sulk.
And then he took three days’ leave to sulk.
Rather than sulk about it, Porter showcased the mentality all great cornerbacks have.
To protect yourself from feeling like a celebration is ruined by any conflicts they have, make sure they’re far outnumbered by your family and friends—people who aren’t going to storm out or sulk if they don’t get their way.
For starters, Sally Spectra (Courtney Hope) and Dr. Penny Escobar (Monica Ruiz) will sulk over the mess they’ve gotten themselves into.
I finally shuffled off the pebbles and got myself a well-deserved ice cream from an unexpected kiosk, allowing myself a small sulk.
That way, whoever gets axed is already prepared to sulk in comfy clothes, and rose recipients are reminded that they're no better than anyone else.
The astonishing thing about Sir Geoffrey’s sulk is that it’s not a woman who has replaced him, but two white men, Alistair Cook and James Anderson.
Am I just going to sit there and sulk and not be happy about it and let my Pompey career fizzle out?
No one had ever seen the Sulk humiliated in this way before.
Pope Pius VII had to bear the brunt of Napoleon, who had the Pope sit behind him during his coronation and do absolutely nothing but sulk.
You can do two things, you can hide behind your caddie and sulk and knock it around in level or over par, or you can take it on the chin, rise up to the challenge and try to hit good golf shots.
You can have warriors who only feel at home on the battlefield and will sulk silently during state dinners, while the bard, who has to hang back and sing in combat, is winning royal favors from the king with his storytelling ability.
He soon began to sulk and loaf, his batting eye went lame; no home runs on the score card now were chalked against his name; the fans without exception gave the manager no peace, for one and all kept clamoring for Casey's quick release.
He writes, "If we continue to sulk and say, Look at what the slave-owner did, and so forth, we will never mature.
However, the Duke of Płock failed to obtain the decisive support of the Castellan Sulk the Bear (Sułk z Niedźwiedzia), who was the Governor of the city.
Scottish band Belle and Sebastian also reference The Fall in their song "Nice Day for a Sulk".
Their biggest success was in 1982 with the UK Top 10 album Sulk and UK Top 20 singles " Party Fears Two " and "Club Country".
Common combinations with sulk
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- sulk and 5×
- to sulk 4×
- and sulk 3×
- will sulk 2×