bleakness

Example Sentences

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Rather than offering calm, he believes white now risks amplifying "a sense of bleakness", particularly when paired with cool, clinical lighting.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

Against the bleakness, a University of Maryland economist and business professor stepped forward to offer hope.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

The complex, even doom-stricken bleakness of her point of view really resonated with me.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

I’ve upgraded to glass, hoping that a sturdier vessel might redeem the bleakness of four-day-old poultry.

From Salon • Sep. 9, 2025

Early American writers, Henry James and Nathaniel Hawthorne, complained bitterly about the bleakness and flatness of the American scene.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright