doom
Example Sentences
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As athletic director at USC, Cohen understands the reasons for their doom and gloom.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
"We don't want to put doom and gloom on everything because we are a very innovative industry," she said.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
The track is a harbinger—the album is filled with the sound of recorded speech drifting through the ether, and many of them carry messages of doom.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
A few weeks after Gatto took over vocals, they knocked out four songs, highlighted by the aggressive doom of “Time to Burn” and the blasting guitars that echo Gatto’s melodic angst on “Hot Pursuit.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
The stairs creak and groan on the other side of the wall—though Freddie stays mum—and I imagine the two pairs of massive feet tromping up to lead me to my doom.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
Vocabulary lists containing doom
"Sonnet 55" by William Shakespeare
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Similes from Top AP English Exam Novels
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"The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," Vocabulary from Act 3
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