cheerless
Example Sentences
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Near the end of December, while President-elect Kennedy received national security briefings at his family’s estate in Palm Beach, Nixon hosted a cheerless Christmas party at home in Washington.
From New York Times
And now, with Smith’s blessing, that cheerless vision has become a 10-part TV drama, awash in gray light and antiseptic in its portrayal of sun-kissed, Californian luxury.
From Washington Post
Decrying what he defined as “the tyranny of needs,” Francis said: “Let us not give apathy and resignation the power to drive us into a cheerless and banal existence.”
From Seattle Times
Beijing 2022 could be as cheerless as Tokyo: No foreign spectators are allowed, ostensibly due to coronavirus concerns, but probably also to head off protests over human rights.
From Washington Post
The film looks like the cheerless 1950s Upper West Side.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
