cheerlessness
Example Sentences
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The bright and blue-skied backdrop is utterly at odds with the cheerlessness deliciously conjured by Tolkien.
From Slate ● Dec. 12, 2013
That night, its air striking power destroyed, the Japanese invasion armada turned in "emptiness, cheerlessness and chagrin" and limped for home.
From Time Magazine Archive
The chill and cheerlessness of it all was reaching at the hearts of the boy and girl who were at the moment of parting.
From The Heart of Unaga by Cullum, Ridgwell
The cheerlessness of it Loftus hated, as all New Yorkers do.
From The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident by Saltus, Edgar
These are minor matters, but yet add to the cheerlessness of the time after the strangers have gone.
From The Lone Ranche by Reid, Mayne
