bleak
Example Sentences
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AI isn’t the harbinger of bleak youth unemployment—it is quite the opposite.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
It is the latest bleak news for Europe's biggest economy, which has been stagnating for years due to a manufacturing slump, weak demand for exports and the US tariff blitz.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
It’s sure to be another captivating, completely irksome and bleak look into animal welfare exploitation that will, hopefully, prompt action.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
But it is also now true that the arithmetic and sentiment the prime minister confronts are bleak and getting darker.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
My chance of survival was bleak, verging on nonexistent.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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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