glumly

Example Sentences

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Seeing themselves through her eyes has created a blossoming self-hatred: “Our room? Is sordid and bare and mean. Minimalist, she calls it,” Solange says glumly.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

But when she’s not signing books for her faithful readers, Carol glumly disparages her jackpot premise as if it’s a badly written “Star Trek” episode.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2025

I have a friend who clearly cast a spell on her two cats and got them to pose — glumly but nonetheless — in festive knit hats for a Christmas photo.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2024

"I suppose it's a glumly poetic interpretation of Britain today," he wrote.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2023

Five hundred dollars down the drain, thought Fadi glumly.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai