dismal
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Over a stretch of 22 dismal years, New Yorkers were born, graduated from school and entered the workforce—while the Knicks managed to win just a single playoff series.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
But “Stronger” returned dismal numbers at the box office, grossing just $7.7 million on a $30 million budget.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
Dr Douglas Stenton, from the University of Waterloo who has excavated the remains of the sailors, said the circumstances they faced were dismal.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
It sounds dismal, but there’s a lot you can do to slow the aging process.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
“Mr. Jaggers,” said I, by way of putting it neatly on somebody else, “has the reputation of being more in the secrets of that dismal place than any man in London.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
Vocabulary lists containing dismal
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