Wondering how to use Sulky in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as sluggish or slow.
Sulky in a sentence
Sulky meaning
silent and withdrawn after being upset
Synonyms of Sulky
Using Sulky
- The main meaning on this page is: silent and withdrawn after being upset
- Useful related words include: huffish, ill-natured, sluggish, slow.
- In the example corpus, sulky often appears in combinations such as: and sulky, the sulky, sulky and.
Context around Sulky
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sulky
- In this selection, "sulky" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, feeling, woman, devastated, catchphrase, withdrawn and caught stand out and add context to how "sulky" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a deprecatory sulky manner and become devastated sulky withdrawn angry. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sulky" sits close to words such as aadi, aakash and aayush, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sulky
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Yannick Gingras was in the sulky for his second Pace win. (11 words)
The sulky caught the rail and ripped apart, throwing Giannaris to the ground. (13 words)
This brooding German-language show is the sulky Teutonic cousin of Stranger Things. (13 words)
I’ve definitely seen people choose to believe that it’d only be a couple of weeks or months, or not really be that bad, and then become devastated—sulky, withdrawn, angry—when their hopes were dashed. (37 words)
Material culture Horse and sulky weathervane, Smithsonian American Art Museum Folklore studies of material culture typically address how objects are designed, made, and used, and what they mean to those who make and use them. (35 words)
He then cast a sidelong glance at a shy young woman, sulky and watchful, with pink nails, who now also appeared out of the murk to join him. (28 words)
Example sentences (11)
I was seated next to the birthday boy, and I remember feeling sulky and quiet, hoping he would inquire about how I was.
The little white squirrel is often seen frowning, though this doesn't typically stop people from being drawn to his dapper denim jacket and "sulky" catchphrase.
He then cast a sidelong glance at a shy young woman, sulky and watchful, with pink nails, who now also appeared out of the murk to join him.
I’ve definitely seen people choose to believe that it’d only be a couple of weeks or months, or not really be that bad, and then become devastated—sulky, withdrawn, angry—when their hopes were dashed.
The sulky caught the rail and ripped apart, throwing Giannaris to the ground.
This brooding German-language show is the sulky Teutonic cousin of Stranger Things.
Yannick Gingras was in the sulky for his second Pace win.
Doe Maar translates as Go Ahead or Just do it, a phrase mostly used in a deprecatory, sulky manner.
Four were posted to Captain Mercer's horse artillery troop, where he found them "amazingly snappish and sulky with everyone".
In Samuel Charters' Robert Johnson, Shines describes Johnson: Robert was a very friendly person, even though he was sulky at times, you know.
Material culture Horse and sulky weathervane, Smithsonian American Art Museum Folklore studies of material culture typically address how objects are designed, made, and used, and what they mean to those who make and use them.
Common combinations with sulky
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: