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

Beckett might have a reputation for bleakness, but he was also a sporting man who loved rugby, cricket, tennis, attractive women, male friendship and good whiskey.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2024

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