dreariness

Example Sentences

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There was nothing thriving, either, in the Voorstad neighborhood of Deventer, in the Netherlands, where in 2013 two bummed-out middle-aged men were sitting on their stoops, bemoaning the dreariness around them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Despite their dreariness as a couple, Janet does come armed with a stare so blank it looks like she saw a ghost and never recovered.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2025

That’s easier said than done, and “Giovanni” — long, circular, slippery — is one of the hardest assignments for an opera director, with attempts tending to fall into either unremitting dreariness or irritating glibness.

From New York Times • May 7, 2023

In the end, Wilson and Wootliff make this picture work by emphasizing the desperation and dreariness of Kate’s life, defined by her nagging mother and micro-managing boss.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2022

“I’m thinking...something that’s gray. To accent the dreariness of this place.”

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro