bleak
adjective
bare, desolate, and often windswept.
bleaker
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comparativeof bleak.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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For young Americans, though, the job landscape was much bleaker.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Students are under more stress today than their predecessors, he said, including the distraction of social media, bleaker job prospects and less secure economic conditions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
The situation has grown bleaker in the last decade and a half as commercial pressures have ramped up and media consolidation and digital shortsightedness have obliterated arts coverage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
When Raducanu dissected her French Open first-round exit just three weeks ago in Paris, things looked much bleaker.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
That same day, however, he wrote John a private and far bleaker letter.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
