gloomily

Example Sentences

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More gloomily, the holiday was observed against a backdrop of continued fighting.

From Washington Times • Aug. 24, 2023

For the most part, Charon, whose name has never felt more gloomily appropriate, stood at an elegant, watchful remove from the violence of Wick’s world; he was a fixer and a facilitator, not a participant.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2023

“When I was in high school, we had businesses up and down through here,” Mr. Moore recalled, gesturing at storefronts that had been sitting gloomily empty well before the waters came through.

From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2022

Palmer's character sat gloomily at the end of the dinner table, unable to comprehend his adolescent sons or his wife's midlife crisis.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2020

‘I can guess some of it,’ said Sam gloomily.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien