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Filter by Meaning The professor dourly greeted the students as they entered the lecture hall.
The boss dourly refused to give his employees a raise.
He dourly rejected her proposal, deeming it impractical.
The mother dourly scolded her child for misbehaving.
The teacher dourly reprimanded the student for not doing his homework.
The athlete dourly questioned the fairness of the referee's decision.
The soldier dourly reported the results of the reconnaissance mission.
The museum exhibit depicted the dourly realistic life of the medieval times.
The principal dourly reprimanded the students for their misbehavior.
The neighbor dourly ignored the friendly greetings of others.
He dourly refused to participate in the family gathering.
The weather turned dourly as the storm approached the city.
The old man dourly stared out the window, lost in thought.
The hiker dourly trudged up the steep mountain trail.
He dourly cleaned up the kitchen after dinner.
He dourly worked on his homework, wishing for a break.
The customer dourly waited in line at the bank.
She dourly folded laundry, with no energy left for anything else.
The dog dourly pulled on the leash during the walk.
The athlete dourly pushed through the pain, determined to finish the race.
The doctor dourly warned his patient about the dangers of smoking.
The hiker dourly trudged up the mountain, determined to reach the summit.
The coach dourly demanded more effort from his team during practice.
The musician dourly practiced for hours to perfect his performance.
He dourly limited the amount of time his children could play video games.
The teacher dourly lectured the students on grammar rules.
The doctor dourly informed the patient about their terminal illness.
He dourly responded to his boss's joke, not finding it funny at all.
The customer dourly inspected the faulty product.
The student dourly completed her homework assignment.
The businessman dourly avoided buying gifts for his colleagues.
The miser dourly counted his pennies every day.
The weatherman dourly reported that the forecast called for rain all week.
The child dourly refused to eat his vegetables, even though his parents insisted.
The millionaire dourly refused to leave a tip for the waiter.
The judge dourly sentenced the criminal to life imprisonment.
She dourly refused to attend the party, citing it as a waste of time.
The chef dourly portioned out the ingredients for the meal.
He dourly reminded the students of the consequences of cheating.
The landlord dourly refused to let the tenants use the backyard.
He dourly refused to give any money to the charity.
The drill sergeant dourly shouted at the recruits for not following orders.
The gloomy weather matched her dourly expression.
The landlord dourly refused to fix the broken heater.
The government dourly reduced funding for social welfare programs.
The manager dourly informed the employees of the company's bankruptcy.
The patient lay dourly in the hospital bed, waiting for the doctor's diagnosis.
The store owner dourly refused to honor the customer's coupon.
The athlete dourly accepted his defeat in the championship game.
The banker dourly denied the loan application of the struggling entrepreneur.
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