bleak
Example Sentences
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Early results were bleak, as patients died from infections and treatment-related complications rather than the cancer alone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
“In any event, things are far less bleak than they appeared to be last weekend,” Rosenberg adds.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
For one, first-quarter box office revenue this year was 22% higher than last year’s bleak numbers — marking the strongest start since the pandemic, according to MoffettNathanson.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
As bleak, frightening and all-around life-ruining as the internet has proven itself to be, there was a time not long ago when the World Wide Web felt like a portal, not a black hole.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026
She’d developed an especially bleak outlook on life and was dragging her depression around the house like a dirty blanket.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
Vocabulary lists containing bleak
"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe
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"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
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