bleak

Example Sentences

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These are some of the places around Los Angeles that still keep his inner comics-nerd satiated and musical curiosity fed — no matter what bleak news is blowing up his phone.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Declining crime rates, return-to-office mandates and a boom in artificial intelligence hiring have helped the city emerge from a bleak period during the Covid-19 pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The sun was rising early Monday on another bleak day for markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Separated from the Premier League's relegation zone only on goal difference and on their fourth manager of the season, things have been fairly bleak at the City Ground.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Belknap found it bleak and strange, with passages that struck off in unexpected directions.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson