dour

Example Sentences

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As they fell to a dour defeat in Braga, they completed the unholy trinity of scoring an own goal, missing a penalty and receiving a red card.

From BBC

CEO Jamie Dimon’s assessment of business and economic conditions, a typically dour exercise in detailing looming risks to the country’s prospects, was, for him, surprisingly sunny.

From Barron's

With dour, even gloomy-looking, early 20th Century buildings surrounded by busy, drab roads and large, intimidating metal gates, it has a very discreet feel.

From BBC

I was just talking to an actor friend and we both realized that we were drawn, at nine and 10 years old, to these almost dour, misanthropic, middle-aged characters.

From The Wall Street Journal

And any hopes that a change in government will bring about a renaissance in the Venezuelan oil industry should be tempered with a dour dose of reality.

From Barron's