gloomily

Example Sentences

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"I feel that we are disastrously losing this game. And I think it's going to get worse," David added gloomily.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

More gloomily, the holiday was observed against a backdrop of continued fighting.

From Washington Times • Aug. 24, 2023

For the most part, Charon, whose name has never felt more gloomily appropriate, stood at an elegant, watchful remove from the violence of Wick’s world; he was a fixer and a facilitator, not a participant.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2023

“When I was in high school, we had businesses up and down through here,” Mr. Moore recalled, gesturing at storefronts that had been sitting gloomily empty well before the waters came through.

From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2022

"I am," Will said gloomily, and I noticed little drops of sweat beading his high pale forehead.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath