dismally
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In a dismally unwise attempt to curry favor and get a lighter sentence, he gives the authorities the name of the perpetrator—making up the tale.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
The Sierra Nevada mountains were replenished after seeing a dismally low snowpack to start the year, and snow even temporarily closed Yosemite National Park.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
Postecoglou's change of defensive strategy to three at the back failed dismally, though he insisted this was simply an attempt to find a structure with the personnel at his disposal.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2025
Tsipras fared dismally in the May elections, coming a distant second, 20 percentage points behind New Democracy.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 25, 2023
Cautiously he reaches his hand to his behind and looks at me dismally.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
Vocabulary lists containing dismally
Born a Crime
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