dismal
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After a dismal showing in the Holyrood election last month, he'll have to convince them that he has a plan to rebuild north of the border.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026
All of England's management - Stokes, McCullum and director of cricket Rob Key - were backed after the dismal Ashes tour and now find themselves facing a crucial series decider.
From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026
“If there’s anything that I can pull from this dismal gray moment in history, it’s the hope that, for our culture and our celebrations, this revives us.”
From Salon • Jun. 19, 2026
If the New York Knicks—the most dismal, down-and-out franchise of the past half-century—were going to win their first NBA championship since 1973, it would require a zillion things to break just right.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026
I sat down in the cliental chair placed over against Mr. Jaggers’s chair, and became fascinated by the dismal atmosphere of the place.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
Vocabulary lists containing dismal
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