dismal

Example Sentences

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Stokes has not played since the end of England's dismal Ashes defeat.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Things were looking pretty dismal across financial markets overnight: Crude-oil prices surged, and stocks trading in Japan and South Korea sank.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

If economics can be called the dismal science, I’d argue that eugenics might be called the narcissistic one.

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026

The stock looks set to extend its dismal performance from last year, when it fell 27% against the 16% gain for the benchmark index.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

His thoughts broke up into the dismal fancies of anxiety.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams