depressing
Example Sentences
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The movie is simultaneously more depressing than the original and more saccharine, with a repellent amount of affection between characters who should know better.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
Even more depressing was the fact that this situation was not unique to Britain, or to bats.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026
“They feel really flat. They feel a little bit depressing in some instances.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026
It is a thoroughly depressing and bleak conclusion to what is so often depicted as a time of expectation, of excitement even, and hope.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
She nods toward a depressing park made of metal and concrete.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
Vocabulary lists containing depressing
The Dead and the Gone
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Louder than Hunger
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