dreary

Example Sentences

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While the speeches may seem long and dreary, they contain points of emphasis which may show, for example, greater focus and financial support for specific industries.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

"I think a lot of American horror comics are quite dreary in terms of their aesthetic," Walsh said.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Tolkien, in part for the reprieve they offer from the dreary and mundane.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

The exception to this dreary trend—the really wonderful bright spot that cheers both the reader’s and the author’s heart—are classical schools, where academic study is based on what Mr. Traub calls “beautiful content.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

“The thought of a school without boys, who had been to me such a stimulus both in study and play, seemed to my imagination dreary and profitless,” Elizabeth later wrote.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling