Word: sullenness
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Ordinary Poles, too, began to act like themselves, as if reinvigorated by the Pope's presence. At curbsides or huddled together in windows or on balconies, their faces reflected sullen amazement, fearful wonder and, finally, bittersweet joy. In an extraordinary pageant of the spirit, they gathered a million strong for Mass in a Warsaw stadium. When John Paul went to Czestochowa a million more covered the grassy slopes around the Jasna Gora monastery. Some Poles held banners in red and white, indiscriminately mixing religion and politics in messages such as HOPE-SOLIDARITY and YOU ARE THE REAL FATHER...
...today, under military rule, Poland has grown sullen and weary. By returning to his homeland in its hour of need, John Paul wanted to revive the spirit of his compatriots. Said a Vatican confidant of the Pope: "Some people in Poland expect the Pope to perform a miraculous change in the situation. But the Pope has only one wish-to bring a degree of unity and a measure of hope to a divided nation in which the people see no hope...
...reaction on Capitol Hill was restrained. Congressional critics have been sullen and uneasy about the possibility of becoming involved in a no-win commitment in Central America, but most members are wary of an outright confrontation with the Administration...
...MIDWEEK it was known that Wickenden's midair decision was a happy one Maybe, away from the hustle and bustle of transcripts his mind cleared: maybe he couldn't bear the thought of returning to face a campus of sullen undergraduates, maybe he happened to pick up an airline magazine from the seat pocket, and Brooke's smile warmed his heart. Or he may have thought seriously, and sensibly, about the trap the committee had fallen into...
...MOST STRIKING relationship and the one which forms the core of the novel is the one between Julien, a card player and roguish art dealer who hopes to sell a forged painting on the cruise, and Clarisse, a sullen and withdrawn heiress who is married to Eric, a radical publisher who takes her for granted and treats her like a child...