glum
Example Sentences
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Don’t expect us to remain upset or all feel glum at the same time.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
So why, in this glum post-“Walking Dead” era, awaken our much-loved caveman from a good death to such a miserable half-life?
From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026
The first captivates via a young man’s earnest effusiveness; the second’s effusiveness, tainted by lovelorn glum, deepens.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
Everything is prim, but the picture’s mood is as weirdly glum as it is exuberant.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
We turned our faces glum to reaffirm the forced nature of this trip.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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