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
As April 12 elections near, Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party contends with glum voters and economic woes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
The Agnus Dei begins in glum realization that there may be no compensation for humanity’s great sins when, again astonishingly without expectation, one of Beethoven’s uniquely wondrous melodies takes over.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
Sentiment across Europe's markets was glum as investors sold shares considered most vulnerable to Trump's tariffs.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2025
Laney was the only one looking up at Papa, with glum brown eyes.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
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