leadenness

Example Sentences

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In his crucial part here, Dohr was steady, but the mellow solidity of his tone, shading into leadenness, didn’t seem quite in the same sound world as his colleagues.

From New York Times • May 20, 2023

The leadenness of “The Son” is puzzling given the ingenuity of Zeller’s “The Father,” which positions the audience within the point of view of an aging man with dementia.

From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2022

Anyone who was rightly charmed by Wilde’s 2018 directing debut, “Booksmart,” with its furious pacing and whip-smart comedy, may be surprised by the peculiar leadenness of this sophomore slump.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2022

Later, he said, "There’s a leadenness out there in the world right now that weighs on us like a blanket."

From The Verge • Jul. 22, 2014

The lovelessness and leadenness of his temperament had once more asserted themselves: or was it that they had never for one single day been in the background?

From Ships That Pass in the Night by Harraden, Beatrice