bleakness
Example Sentences
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“Obsession” desperately wants to be a modern film, but can’t do anything more bold than gesturing to the bleakness and incessant discourse this reality is mired in.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026
Mezzo Kelsey Lauritano’s Erika got a few lyrical moments, including her signature aria, “Must the winter come so soon,” which was briefly reprised—unnecessarily—to drive home the bleakness of the ending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
"I see absolutely nothing to be gained for women's tennis - I see only bleakness," she told BBC Sport.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2025
Then, too, there’s the sheer bleakness of the role: “Everyone starts off enthusiastic,” Camille tells Sailor, “but then, I don’t know. They just sort of give up.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2025
I had read so much about the loneliness of the farmer, the trapper, the woodsman during the bleakness of winter that I had come to believe it.
From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
