bleakest
Example Sentences
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The final twist is one of the bleakest endings in postwar fiction, precisely because it exposes survival itself as a kind of illusion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
When I graduated from UC–Berkeley with my “useless” comparative literature degree, into one of the bleakest job markets in recent American memory, I thought to myself, There must be a loophole somewhere.
From Slate ● Mar. 20, 2026
Since this scene plays more than halfway through the second season in an episode called “Last Drink,” we recognize this as the bleakest version of “famous last words.”
From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2024
It's the bleakest of milestones, with little sign that after six months, the war is likely to end any time soon.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2024
Just as things were looking their bleakest for Venkatesh, another man appeared.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
