bleakness
Example Sentences
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Thor for thunderstorms, shrieking Sirens to explain shipwrecks, the abduction of Persephone the reason behind the bleakness of winter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Rather than offering calm, he believes white now risks amplifying "a sense of bleakness", particularly when paired with cool, clinical lighting.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2025
Then, too, there’s the sheer bleakness of the role: “Everyone starts off enthusiastic,” Camille tells Sailor, “but then, I don’t know. They just sort of give up.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2025
The British version of “The Office” — created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant — was shot with a Frederick Wiseman-like bleakness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2025
Early American writers, Henry James and Nathaniel Hawthorne, complained bitterly about the bleakness and flatness of the American scene.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
