How to Use dour in a Sentence
dour
adjective
- She had a dour expression on her face.
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In the poll, views of the economy were more dour than at any point in the past year.
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Joshua Jamerson,
WSJ,
8 Nov. 2022
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The result should put a smile on the faces of even the dourest of curmudgeons.
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Charlie Theel,
Ars Technica,
14 Dec. 2019
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The two home runs sparked what had been a dour start to the season for Machado.
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Jon Meoli,
baltimoresun.com,
7 Apr. 2018
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And, though much of the season is dour in tone, some of its best twists are the product of a dark wit.
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Inkoo Kang,
The New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2024
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One, from the 18th century, takes a rather dour view of matters of the heart.
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Mark Feeney,
BostonGlobe.com,
13 Sep. 2023
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Then, from the direction the girl flew away, Kay hears a scream and the weather turns gray and dour.
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Washington Post,
11 July 2019
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Tax cuts, on the other hand, were fine with all but the most dour deficit hawks—the more the merrier.
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The Economist,
19 Apr. 2018
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If this is Avalanche’s Mad Max game, but less dour and self-involved?
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Hayden Dingman,
PCWorld,
15 June 2018
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Only in the last few episodes do things turn truly dour.
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Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
22 Dec. 2020
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The mood was dour, the noise was muted, and the easy thing would have been for the Dodgers to simply surrender.
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Bill Plaschke,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Oct. 2021
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After a dour look from the new teacher, Sun Juong made her way to her desk.
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Chicago Tribune,
chicagotribune.com,
2 June 2018
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Jackson was soon carted to the locker room with a dour look on his face, and ruled out of the game.
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cleveland,
12 Dec. 2021
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But on Tuesday, Summers was even more dour about the pound’s prospects.
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Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2022
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This year, the day is underscored by the dour fact that the pay gap has barely budged in two decades.
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Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2023
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Just when things looked dour late, Nick Saban had no choice.
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Iliana Limón Romero,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2024
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The dour phrase calls up memories of Cowan and Blass, of the tragedies that inspired this trip in the first place.
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New York Times,
23 Sep. 2021
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Would Brady prefer to play with better weapons for a less dour boss?
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Adam Kilgore,
courant.com,
9 Dec. 2019
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On top of all this dour news, the Gravity emerges as a sign of new hope for Lucid.
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Andrew J. Hawkins,
The Verge,
16 Nov. 2023
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For that, at least, Spaniards owe muchas gracias to dour Mr Rajoy.
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The Economist,
7 June 2018
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Sharon is the third from oldest and was dour and moody growing up and all anyone did was pick on Sharon.
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Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
7 July 2021
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At sunrise, Lam was questioned by a tall, dour man named Shi.
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Alex W. Palmer,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2018
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But the mood is dour because the two sides no longer seem to share the same vision of how a final peace deal should take shape.
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Star Tribune,
27 Apr. 2021
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So chances are high that someone else has a copy and that person might know who the dour pastor is.
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Kris Frieswick,
WSJ,
17 Mar. 2022
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Sure, the subject matter is dark, but don’t expect a dour read.
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Chloe Schama,
Vogue,
18 July 2024
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And the view through the backlight is largely obscured by dour velvet drapes.
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John Phillips,
Car and Driver,
26 Aug. 2023
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The dour January doesn’t mean that 2022 overall will be poor for stocks.
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William Power,
WSJ,
6 Feb. 2022
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The dour assessment from the ratings company was the latest hit to the U.K.
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Julie Steinberg,
WSJ,
1 Oct. 2022
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She’s never given a ragged performance like this, but the dour movie is a tough sit.
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Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
16 Sep. 2024
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Still, even with its preoccupation with death, The Room Next Door is not a dour film.
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Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
7 Sep. 2024
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