dour
Example Sentences
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Smart, ambitious and dogged, she is not burdened by a dark past or traumatic pain or the generally dour outlook that plague so many of her peers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Readings below 50 below indicate homebuilders have a dour outlook for the single-family housing market in the near term.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
Perhaps, though, with dour scenarios already somewhat priced in, the greater market risk is the political outcome will not be as bad as feared, according to Kathleen Brooks, research director at XTB.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
“Mother Mary” doesn’t truly come alive unless one is willing to engage with its dense and frequently dour text, which opens with patience.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
The lawyer’s sally induced guffaws, a courtroom flare-up that Judge Tate’s dour gaze soon extinguished.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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