bleak
Example Sentences
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These events aren’t illuminating and feel instead like a bleak betrayal.
From Los Angeles Times
Where some see a black comedy, others see horror and/or a bleak exploration of the pressures of motherhood — an increasingly popular subgenre referred to by some as “mum noir.”
From Los Angeles Times
The report painted a bleak picture in which Al inspires a race to the bottom in knowledge-based work, which would trigger a wave of unemployment.
From Barron's
Its elation masks the song’s bleak narrative: “Three a.m. it’s me again, wouldn’t you know / Things would have to end this way.”
But the prospect of playing in the Championship for the first time since 1977-78 remains a bleak possibility after just two wins in their last 18 league matches.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
