glumness

Example Sentences

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True, but the glumness of said world is central to Hoover’s zeitgeisty appeal — a point she underlines a few beats later, Kenna insisting that the radio only ever plays depressing songs.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

But glumness isn’t obligatory, and in a world filled with new media that perpetually deluge us with ill-chosen words, the grace of well-executed verbal economy can be very welcome, indeed.

From Slate • Apr. 5, 2021

This time mine comes back negative and I take the mantle of glumness from Dinesh's shoulders.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2020

Inside, a lectern and folding chairs waited in the locker room, plush site of serial autumn glumness.

From Washington Post • Dec. 8, 2017

Verity, who was a kind-hearted little soul, perhaps divined the cause of her chum's glumness, for she came presently and took Ingred's arm.

From A Popular Schoolgirl by Salmon, Balliol