bleak

Example Sentences

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The situation has felt particularly bleak in L.A.,

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

The strange dynamics of their friendship and the dark ironies of Mr. Boyson’s imagination build to an ending worthy of a Martin Scorsese picture: perfectly bleak and a little bit funny.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

It is a thoroughly depressing and bleak conclusion to what is so often depicted as a time of expectation, of excitement even, and hope.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

She started off strong, rich and nuanced in Dejanira’s bleak lament about her husband’s long absence and her beatific vision of their future together after death.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

At eight o’clock Doctor Copeland sat at his desk, studying a sheaf of papers by the bleak morning light from the window.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers