He turned morose and touchy towards all human beings except the Pughs.

He turned suddenly morose.

Her tone turned morose.

His demeanor turned morose, and shortly thereafter he left them for the night, warning them that they must not leave the tent.

In the studio one day recently, he turned briefly morose.

His mood turned morose shortly thereafter, and soon Eve begged his leave to retire, pleading sleepiness.

When they turned morose in the wake of corporate layoffs last summer and fall, spending and the economy stalled.

Later, after they found the derelict fleet, he had begun to turn morose, as their chances of ever going home diminished.

My thoughts turned morose as I reflected on the larger issues.

But as American musicals turned more morose and considerably less musical in a traditional, singable sense, it was clear that the Americans were not winning.