morose
Example Sentences
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I have some doubts about that being the primary depressant, considering that the second, third and fourth most morose metros on the list are all in the Sun Belt: Riverside-San Bernardino, Phoenix and Miami.
From Seattle Times
As the search and investigations play out, a morose feeling has descended on what is ordinarily a summer beach playground.
From Washington Post
What Hamlet called “the undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveler returns” has wide-open borders in Brockmeier’s morose but clever tales.
From Washington Post
A mature Norway spruce, to my eye, is morose and drab.
From Washington Post
Sober-minded yet far from morose or preachy, the story of “Uncle Frank” is written with compassion for all its characters, no matter their flaws.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
