How to Use mousy in a Sentence

mousy

adjective
  • The movie is a fantasy about a mousy housewife who is transformed into a glamorous star.
  • The promise of a starring role for the great Bob Odenkirk as a mousy man with … skills just ups the ante.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Don DeLillo said, squinting at the sun, squinting at the mousy bird.
    — Emma Cline, The New Yorker, 1 June 2020
  • But for how long can Democrats keep this building fast, friendly and mousy?
    — Alex Burness, The Denver Post, 28 May 2020
  • A touching tale, and in stark contrast to my own mousy story.
    — Charlie Sorrel, WIRED, 16 Mar. 2009
  • At least Amanda is curious, which is more than most people seem to be about the mousy Maud.
    — Lindsey Bahr, Star Tribune, 2 Feb. 2021
  • His mousy brown hair, rounded specs and layers of tweeds and wool lets his real acting heft shine through.
    — Lindsey Bahr, Orange County Register, 14 Apr. 2017
  • As played by Stone, King is somewhat mousy and shy in private, and even-handed and friendly in public.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 21 Sep. 2017
  • My hair is naturally mousy brown and flatter than the state of Kansas.
    — Anne Roderique-Jones, SELF, 21 Mar. 2018
  • In contrast to the mousy Ms Tsai, Mr Han is a natural orator with a common touch.
    — The Economist, 27 July 2019
  • In contrast to the mousy Ms Tsai, Mr Han is a natural orator with a common touch.
    — The Economist, 25 July 2019
  • In contrast to the mousy Ms Tsai, Mr Han is a natural orator with a common touch.
    — The Economist, 25 July 2019
  • In contrast to the mousy Ms Tsai, Mr Han is a natural orator with a common touch.
    — The Economist, 25 July 2019
  • In contrast to the mousy Ms Tsai, Mr Han is a natural orator with a common touch.
    — The Economist, 25 July 2019
  • In contrast to the mousy Ms Tsai, Mr Han is a natural orator with a common touch.
    — The Economist, 25 July 2019
  • In contrast to the mousy Ms Tsai, Mr Han is a natural orator with a common touch.
    — The Economist, 25 July 2019
  • In contrast to the mousy Ms Tsai, Mr Han is a natural orator with a common touch.
    — The Economist, 25 July 2019
  • In contrast to the mousy Ms Tsai, Mr Han is a natural orator with a common touch.
    — The Economist, 25 July 2019
  • In contrast to the mousy Ms Tsai, Mr Han is a natural orator with a common touch.
    — The Economist, 25 July 2019
  • Gone are the days of her mousy brown hair (a wig worn by Witherspoon), now replaced by a shade of blonde that perfectly blends in with The Morning Show's sunshiny vibe.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 17 Sep. 2021
  • In Shadow and Bone, Alina is depicted as plain (if not homely), with mousy brown hair and pale, sallow skin.
    — Lauren Puckett, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Apr. 2021
  • Abbi’s on the lookout for a bestie much in the way that another show’s version of her mousy-millennial archetype might be on the lookout for a boyfriend.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2017
  • The singer favored simple white dresses, didn’t subscribe to the fashion for tight corseting, and rarely did more with her mousy brown hair than tie it in a gentle braided up-do.
    — Betsy Golden Kellem, HWD, 22 Dec. 2017
  • The narrative has changed: Suddenly the unpopular girl is the queen bee, the underdog is the top dog, the mousy loser has become the shiny-haired winner.
    — Jenny Singer, Glamour, 24 May 2022
  • Hiding behind a mousy pair of large glasses and a mane of snowy-white hair, Fonda’s Claire doesn’t exactly look like somebody with a vendetta.
    — Michael Rechtshaffen, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Ruth (Brie) is a serious wannabe-actress with a mousy shag haircut, who laments the lack of meaty roles for women in Hollywood and arrives to class in a schlubby sweatshirt.
    — Rachel Syme, New Republic, 30 June 2017
  • Zamora's previously blonde hair was grown out to a natural mousy brown.
    — Bree Burkitt, azcentral, 11 June 2019
  • First there’s Jill (Helena Wilson), the seemingly mousy one who has remained cooped up with mom decades after the others have bolted.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2024
  • When a local reporter interviews a mousy housewife about her life-changing encounter with a coyote, their eerie trek in the woods leaves them forever bonded with each other… and the beast.
    — Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Feb. 2022
  • Ken, the third character, is a mousy mortuary attendant who claims to have psychic powers and offers his services to the skeptical Joe.
    — Terry Teachout, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2020

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