glumly

Example Sentences

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Seeing themselves through her eyes has created a blossoming self-hatred: “Our room? Is sordid and bare and mean. Minimalist, she calls it,” Solange says glumly.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

But when she’s not signing books for her faithful readers, Carol glumly disparages her jackpot premise as if it’s a badly written “Star Trek” episode.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2025

Candidly, if a bit glumly, Kudlow stated, “It was a good quarter, don’t get me wrong, and the last quarter was a good quarter, 4.9.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2024

"I suppose it's a glumly poetic interpretation of Britain today," he wrote.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2023

She stared glumly at the boots until she got the idea to paint them silver with some of Beowulf’s paints and set about doing that.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood