Sentence examples for the mope from inspiring English sources
noun
A dull, spiritless person.
Phil Mickelson (aka the Mope) is what, 1 for 28, 1 for 30?
"Reprise" reflects some of that hybrid vigor, especially on the carefully chosen soundtrack, which includes the mope rock of Joy Division, the feminist art punk of Le Tigre and the death metal of the Norwegian headbangers Turbonegro.
Alhough the new Roots Manuva album, Slime and Reason, is released on September 1, the hip-hop star is keen to record with the mope who sang You're Beautiful.
The New York Times Manohla Dargis especially appreciated the film's strong female roles, noting that "the ferocious Ms. Kendrick, her ponytail swinging like an ax, grabs every scene she's in," but wrote that the film "is an assertively, and unapologetically, tidy package, from its use of romance to instill some drama... and the mope rock tunes that Mr. Reitman needlessly overuses".
"Up in the Air" is an assertively, and unapologetically, tidy package, from its use of romance to instill some drama into the narrative (the book introduces disease instead) and the mope-rock tunes that Mr. Reitman needlessly overuses.
Reviewing the film, adapted by Jason Reitman ("Juno") from the novel by Walter Kirn, in The Times, Manohla Dargis wrote, " 'Up in the Air' is an assertively, and unapologetically, tidy package, from its use of romance to instill some drama into the narrative (the book introduces disease instead) and the mope-rock tunes that Mr. Reitman needlessly overuses".
The songwriter Brendan O'Shea opens at 8 p.m., followed by the mope-rock revivalists Interpol, the choppy riffs of Udet, the excess-loving hard rock of Unband, the clattery riffs and noise of the new lineup of Skeleton Key and the post-punk concoctions of Heroine Sheiks, which is led by Shannon Selberg, formerly of the Cows.
(Sinagra) LOSERS LOUNGE: THE CURE VS THE SMITHS (Tonight and Tomorrow) A true treasure, the city's tireless pop tribute outfit takes advantage of the current post-punk revival and ongoing adoration of the mope-rock heros Morrissey and Robert Smith, both of whom offer endless options for loving parody and stylistic license.
But his snappy pop constructions fight the moping.
Kendall kept moving the moped, but the birds kept following him.
With Gere, you might find yourself thinking: what's with all the moping?
