dismal
Example Sentences
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The closing of a staple in one of the biggest alternative music communities in the country is a symbol of a dismal state of affairs for a once-thriving scene.
From Los Angeles Times
That, coupled with the recently released dismal job numbers, means the state of things is starting to look demonstrably worse.
From Salon
They’ve endured a dismal loss to their most hated rival, the disappearance of their running game, and a quarterback with a broken thumb.
For at least one Spurs supporter, external, the knitwear was most useful for shielding their eyes from another dismal display by their team.
From BBC
In sweeps Flora Poste, a distant cousin who surveys the dismal scene “with her fur jacket drawn close round her throat against the chill air.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
