doom
Example Sentences
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With eight third-place teams advancing out of group play, a win here would give either Scotland or Haiti a solid shot at going through while a draw could doom both.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
And yet, it isn’t all doom and gloom.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
A few weeks after Gatto took over vocals, they knocked out four songs, highlighted by the aggressive doom of “Time to Burn” and the blasting guitars that echo Gatto’s melodic angst on “Hot Pursuit.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
"I think some of some of the discussion I've seen has veered between outright snobbery and just downright unpleasant, a bit of kill joy attitude, you know, there's enough doom and gloom in the world."
From BBC • May 20, 2026
I feel like she just dropped a seed of doom down my throat and now it’s growing and spreading poisonous vines that are wrapping around my internal organs.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
Vocabulary lists containing doom
"Sonnet 55" by William Shakespeare
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Similes from Top AP English Exam Novels
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"The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," Vocabulary from Act 3
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