bleaker
Example Sentences
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For young Americans, though, the job landscape was much bleaker.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
When Raducanu dissected her French Open first-round exit just three weeks ago in Paris, things looked much bleaker.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
The mixed jobs picture reflects surging demand for people in healthcare and social services but a bleaker environment for government employees, factory workers and cubicle dwellers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
There’s no bleaker satire than making it through “The Running Man’s” end credits, past images of a raised fist that reads “Together Against the Network,” to see the last words on screen: A Skydance Corporation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025
That same day, however, he wrote John a private and far bleaker letter.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
