bleak
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Elsewhere in Europe, the picture is similarly bleak for those now in power.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
You’ve never been a political band per se, but “Ordinary Loss” is such a blunt statement about how bleak everything feels right now.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
And as bleak as things may seem lately, we still do a lot more getting along than tearing at each others’ throats.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
Half Man is bleak and unflinching in its view of masculinity.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
Pascal and Patrice helped me scratch up a little plot that eventually produced a few bleak, dusty bouquets of spinach and beans, which were gobbled up one night by our neighbor’s goat.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Vocabulary lists containing bleak
"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe
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"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
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