glumness

Example Sentences

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True, but the glumness of said world is central to Hoover’s zeitgeisty appeal — a point she underlines a few beats later, Kenna insisting that the radio only ever plays depressing songs.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Before Denmark’s fans wound up sitting with a glumness they hadn’t expected, their side had begun to create some business near the Australian goal.

From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2022

A narrative that, for better or worse, wrings more glumness than humor from Jeff’s travails.

From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2022

But glumness isn’t obligatory, and in a world filled with new media that perpetually deluge us with ill-chosen words, the grace of well-executed verbal economy can be very welcome, indeed.

From Slate • Apr. 5, 2021

Their faces were glum––and the glumness remained even after they had washed and eaten ravenously.

From Rim o' the World by Fischer, Anton Otto