dourness

Example Sentences

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The dourness of “The Complex” is, I think, supposed to indicate the book’s serious intentions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

The contrast between the pleasure of playing the game and the dourness of its plot often ends up confusing things.

From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2024

The dourness of Nolan’s “Dark Knight” films has often been overstated, often to the neglect of their hurtling narrative velocity, impish wit and gorgeously enveloping images.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2022

To his exasperation, the audience loved it all - his dourness, his deadpan answers, his low-key frustration at being trapped in a 21st Century Kafkaesque nightmare.

From BBC • May 5, 2021

Mr. Hartsfield softened for an instant, his watery eyes glistening, but then he snapped back to his usual dourness.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam