gloomy
Example Sentences
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One day in August, the house and my heart got to feeling so gloomy and gray I decided to give talking to that old tree another try.
From Literature
Analysts polled by The Wall Street Journal were expecting a gloomier reading of 55 this month.
Notwithstanding this week’s gloomy reports, the unemployment rate likely didn’t increase meaningfully in January.
From Barron's
Making "Year of the Horse" stuffed toys in a workshop, an employee accidentally stitched the festive foal's mouth on upside-down -- turning its cheerful expression into a gloomy frown.
From Barron's
We entered the gloomy little building, and the man switched off the flashlight.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
