bleakness

Example Sentences

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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

Against the bleakness, a University of Maryland economist and business professor stepped forward to offer hope.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

Francis’ phone calls, which began almost as soon as the war between Hamas and Israel kicked off some 18 months ago, became a touchstone, a moment of solace in a time of relentless bleakness.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025

Our beginning-of-the-year customs go hand in hand with its bleakness as we choose to make ourselves more cheerless by abstaining from things we enjoy, while pushing ourselves towards the more mundane and less exciting.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2025

The films were a wonderful diversion, a vivid escape from the bleakness of prison life.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela