dour

Example Sentences

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Perhaps, though, with dour scenarios already somewhat priced in, the greater market risk is the political outcome will not be as bad as feared, according to Kathleen Brooks, research director at XTB.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

We watch on the monitors as Bruccoleri perfectly mimes the piano along to a track and unleashes out-of-tune vocals that are horribly dour.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

“Mother Mary” doesn’t truly come alive unless one is willing to engage with its dense and frequently dour text, which opens with patience.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

However, the brokerage firm provided a dour update for investors earlier this month, when data showed average daily trading volume for equities fell 11% month-over-month to $10.2 billion in February.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Nearly four years younger than his brother, Ernest, at the age of thirty-one he looked rather the elder: his hairline receding, his face already bearing the dour expression of a country doctor.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik