How to Use gloomy in a Sentence

gloomy

adjective
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  • His book paints a gloomy picture of the prospects for peace.
  • The news continues to be gloomy.
  • We've had a week of gloomy weather.
  • I've never seen you looking so gloomy.
  • She doesn't agree with their gloomy economic forecasts.
  • Even the gloomy world of the Shadowlands gets a glimpse in these pages.
    — Rob Wieland, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • For a show so dark and gloomy, a strong soundtrack sets the mood.
    — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Wall Street pros have rarely been this gloomy about the stock market.
    — Gunjan Banerji, WSJ, 5 Dec. 2022
  • But that doesn’t mean the look is gloomy—quite the opposite.
    — Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine, 14 Dec. 2021
  • Here are four things to cheer you up on a gloomy Chicago day.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 16 Dec. 2022
  • But the sight of Jackson leaving the field on a cart eclipsed even the gloomy news on the scoreboard.
    — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 12 Dec. 2021
  • The action transpires in and around a gloomy old castle.
    — Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 4 Aug. 2023
  • At its start, gloomy and cold with a taste of the defeat felt on Good Friday.
    — Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Which, given the gloomy outlook for Democrats, is not a dumb thing at all.
    — Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2021
  • These perfect rain boots are now on sale, just in time for gloomy fall days.
    — Jake Smith, Glamour, 6 Sep. 2023
  • About the opera world today, Horne is feeling gloomy, as are many of us.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Whew, that is all a notably gloomy and rather sad state of affairs.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2022
  • The rollout of Covid vaccines provided some hope in a gloomy start to the year.
    — Dana M. Peterson, WSJ, 16 Dec. 2021
  • Even so, the view from the Kremlin is nowhere as gloomy as Mr. Putin’s opponents wish.
    — Walter Russell Mead, WSJ, 28 Aug. 2023
  • On a gloomy January day, my phone lit up: Will had texted me a video.
    — New York Times, 17 Dec. 2021
  • So things were really slow and gloomy as far as heavy rock in L.A.
    — Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 19 May 2022
  • And with it, a tough forecast: many more dark, cold, gloomy days of winter until the first signs of spring.
    — Karen I. Chen, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Here are nine reasons why the Celtics could still dig out of a gloomy predicament and find a way to win the NBA title.
    — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2022
  • Light has a hard time penetrating the gloomy darkness of the ocean’s depths.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 17 June 2022
  • Their joyful world is turned upside down when gloomy, mean Bergens threaten to pull the plug on all the fun.
    — Good Housekeeping, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Dark Blue, Light Blue Brighten up a gloomy day with this cheery jacket.
    — Meg Donohue, Town & Country, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The film feels very dark and gloomy compared to the brightness of Marvel’s later efforts, and the CGI has not aged well.
    — Wired, WIRED, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Her colorful garbs stand out from the background of the photo which is gloomy and dark.
    — Thania Garcia, Variety, 5 Mar. 2024
  • However, who says fall has to be considered dull and gloomy?
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Despite the gloomy message, there were some positive aspects to the latest export figures.
    — Garth Friesen, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024

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