Petulantly

That he did so predictably petulantly is disappointing, if not hugely surprising. ❋ Barry Glendenning (2010)

She called petulantly after her retreating caller. ❋ Lucille Van Slyke (N/A)

While he stated "petulantly" that he was no longer interested in an anticipated invitation to the White House, "Saleh's mood changed noticeably for the better when the invitation was extended" by Brennan, the cable said. ❋ Karen DeYoung (2010)

a cluster of stunted pines, a long-crested jay lilted about and called petulantly, until I came near, when he swung across the cañon, and I saw him no more. ❋ Unknown (1896)

Marcia, "petulantly," has left me to bear all things alone. ❋ Wilson Woodrow (1902)

"If you want to know," petulantly, "the one I'm worried about is Anahita. ❋ Rushdie, Salman (1967)

It is not my fault, "petulantly," that I am only seventeen. " ❋ Frances Hodgson Burnett (1886)

Or is this just the frustrated player in me, petulantly sulking because his opponent has just put down all their tiles on a triple word score. ❋ Unknown (2010)

So this is what we have come to: the president of the United States, and not just any president but the World's Greatest Orator, standing in the White House petulantly reproving his partisan opponents and imploring his supporters: "If you want a balanced approach to reducing the deficit, let your member of Congress know." ❋ James Taranto (2011)

Now that baby was an obese five-year-old who sat petulantly on the living room couch picking his nose, sometimes shouting out, “I got a diamond.” ❋ Brittany Newmark (2011)

He may not be doing what we all want, but at least he isn't petulantly babbling about joe six pack, and threatening to take his airfield and go home. ❋ Unknown (2009)

When he petulantly throws plums at the children and claims that they're hitting their marks by chance (because aiming "wasn't worth it"), it seems disingenuous. ❋ Unknown (2010)

You'll realize, then, how hard it is to avoid sounding dully didactic or petulantly professorial, to avoid boring your readers to death. ❋ Yoani Sanchez (2011)

He also writes, petulantly, that it was his belief that this story was to be about his return to a place he first loved at 19. ❋ Unknown (2009)

“Go away,” she mumbled, opened her eyes, and stared petulantly at me. ❋ W. Michael Gear (2011)

Today, the House's most outspoken Tea Party-aligned members petulantly swept the pieces off the board, folded their arms and demanded to play checkers. ❋ Eliot Nelson (2011)