doom

Example Sentences

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No, the picture is not entirely doom and gloom — the push for renewable energy is breaking all kinds of records, too, reaching roughly 50% of global energy capacity last year.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

In response, Swinney accused them of pedalling a "doom loop of despair".

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Citrini’s essay ends with a line that deserves more attention than the doom that preceded it: “The canary is still alive.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

The stadium curse is a well-known sign of corporate hubris and impending doom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

I feel it like a splash of cold water, that old sense of doom and dread, the fear that made me desperate enough to snatch baby Virginia away.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone