uncheerful

Example Sentences

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There is no reason to believe that any disadvantage accrued to Turner from his somewhat uncheerful birthplace.

From Art in England Notes and Studies by Cook, Dutton

She became uncheerful, and reflected that the subtle flattery in his manner was probably a mere habit; Lady Mary had intimated that he liked women and had loved several.

From Senator North by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn

Not that it was melancholy or even uncheerful, but simply serious.

From The Adventures of a Widow A Novel by Fawcett, Edgar

At first Iglesias saw without seeing, busy with his own uncheerful thoughts.

From The Far Horizon by Malet, Lucas

But in Winter he was gloomy, Dark, and dismal, and uncheerful, And sat brooding as in anger, Robed in garments dull and heavy; All gay vesture now forsaken, And all music now forbidden.

From A Leaf from the Old Forest by Cossar, John D.