bleak
adjective
bare, desolate, and often windswept.
bleakly
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a word derived from
bleak.
Example Sentences
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There’s something bleakly comical about it: The sleek, rebranded Clippers, re-sentenced to roam the earth as the sad, old Clippers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Taking thousands of images and recording audio descriptions of the bleakly beautiful the lunar surface as it passed beneath them, the crew eventually voyaged 252,756 miles from Earth.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
Instead of dancing xenomorphs, Bong made “Mickey 17,” in theaters Friday, a bleakly comedic sci-fi thriller set aboard a colonist spaceship bound for a distant icy planet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2025
In the documentary, Stormy—which comes out Monday on Peacock—there are many moments when Daniels seems to confront, bleakly, the absurdity of her situation.
From Slate ● Mar. 15, 2024
“Looks like a really good plan from where I’m standing,” said Harry, grinning bleakly.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
