dour

Example Sentences

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Morgan Stanley analysts laid out a dour future for the industry in a report Thursday, saying they expect loan defaults to increase, fundraising to be sluggish and returns to disappoint.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Even dour Eva is a coffee addict and a heck of a karaoke singer.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

But in the U.S., a dour mood has been underscored by a couple of apparent contradictions, as Jay Hatfield, a portfolio manager at Infrastructure Capital Advisors, pointed out during a conversation with MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

Where you want to be is serenely at the center: not too happy, nor too dour, but instead long-term greedy, making sure not to do anything stupid that loses money.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

The old store’s wood shelves were painted a dour green, but stuffed with a rainbow assortment of canned food and bags of chips, pasta, and even marshmallows.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken