dismal
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Holly: It has been a dismal summer for Newcastle United with key player departures and a managerial change, leaving Nick Woltemade as the main target for fantasy potential.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
England qualified for Euro 2000 with a two-legged play-off victory against Scotland, but the campaign was a dismal failure.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Tardiest: Southwest Airlines, with a dismal on-time arrival rate of 65.24%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
It also paved the way for the exit of manager Graham Taylor, whose verdict on his team’s dismal performance was captured by a documentary film crew.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Determined to shake my dismal thoughts, I wiped my tears with a corner of the soiled linen sheet that clung to me.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
Vocabulary lists containing dismal
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