gloom

Example Sentences

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No, the picture is not entirely doom and gloom — the push for renewable energy is breaking all kinds of records, too, reaching roughly 50% of global energy capacity last year.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Through all of this, the film remains focused on human experience, rendered with something approaching optimism despite the radioactive gloom that surrounds it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

It is not all doom and gloom for Italy, though.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

For now, though, the weakness in bank stocks looks more like a temporary dislocation for some of the big banks and not a harbinger of economic doom and gloom.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Poised for flight, with my heart thumping, I peered closer, my eyes adjusting to the gloom.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo