How to Use dreary in a Sentence
dreary
adjective
- It was a gray, dreary morning.
- The family struggled through dreary economic times.
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Busch’s success in O.C. came at a dreary time for the church.
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Harriet Ryan,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Dec. 2023
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Forget the mud, the cold, dreary weather, and the traffic.
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Annie Ernaux,
The New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2023
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If this all sounds rather dreary, well, a lot of it is.
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Bill Goodykoontz,
The Arizona Republic,
15 Apr. 2021
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And who wants to be trapped in a space that feels dreary and boring?
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Bryce Jones,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Mar. 2023
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How dreary would be the world if there was no Santa Claus!
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Carlos R. Muñoz,
BostonGlobe.com,
1 Feb. 2023
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That means there are still dark, dreary, windy days ahead.
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Debbi Kickham,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2023
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Don’t let dreary weather dull your style – these Rain Boots are here to save the day.
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Samantha Booth,
Rolling Stone,
21 Nov. 2023
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White paint everywhere turned the room from dark and dreary to bright and fresh.
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Sarah Halverson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Nov. 2021
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As a Red Sox fan things have been pretty dull and dreary.
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Daniel Kohn,
SPIN,
27 Mar. 2024
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On a dreary rainy day, the Mustangs left no doubt in a commanding 15-2 win over the Raiders.
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Jacob Steinberg,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Apr. 2023
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Even if the weather feels dark and dreary, your hair color doesn't have to be.
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Taylyn Washington-Harmon,
Health.com,
16 Sep. 2020
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Finally a light at the end of this damp and dreary tunnel.
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Dan Stillman,
Washington Post,
5 Oct. 2022
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That was so dreary because then, the shelters were cleaned out of dogs.
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Caroline Hallemann,
Town & Country,
21 May 2021
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It’s dreary and muggy, but rain chances will be rather low tonight.
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Dallas News,
27 Apr. 2021
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The beer choice is apt, since the event occurs during the cold and dreary month of February.
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Haben Kelati,
Washington Post,
9 Feb. 2023
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Into each life some rain must fall, Some days must be dark and dreary.
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Arthur C. Brooks,
The Atlantic,
5 Nov. 2021
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The cold, wet weather made life on the streets more dreary and dangerous.
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Hayley Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Dec. 2021
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The good news: Sunday will be the last day of pretty dreary weather in the Northeast.
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Daniel Manzo,
ABC News,
30 May 2021
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That could have meant a dark and dreary descent to reach the lower levels.
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Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2022
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Even on a dreary cold day, pairs like the ones from Christian Louboutin or Miista will cheer you up.
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Alexis Bennett,
Vogue,
17 Oct. 2022
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Yet, what could have been a dreary day had plenty of color.
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Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
2 Aug. 2023
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That is, in comparison to the dreary years of the rebuild, a good problem to have.
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Jacob Calvin Meyer,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Mar. 2024
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Rosas, seen above, is the truest pink of the pinks and brings a playful shock of brightness to combat this dreary fall weather.
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Devon Abelman,
Allure,
17 Oct. 2022
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Even if that’s the case, Evermore’s flaws are signs of a dreary trend in Swift’s music.
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Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
15 Dec. 2020
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East wind in spring usually means cool and a bit dreary.
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Washington Post,
12 Apr. 2021
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But how dreary this must be once the global spotlight follows the Biden camp south.
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Washington Post,
28 Dec. 2020
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In a dreary hotel meeting room, a small group of Convention attendees got a briefing on the Democrats’ chances in the region.
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Evan Osnos,
The New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2024
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There’s nothing dreary about these gorgeous blue living rooms.
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Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2024
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