bleak
adjective
bare, desolate, and often windswept.
bleakly
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a word derived from
bleak.
Example Sentences
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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
“We will only find scattered bones buried under the sand and rubble of this house,” she said bleakly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2025
He watched bleakly as the coffins were carried to the foot of a towering monument to Ukraine’s 1991 independence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2024
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
The boy stared bleakly at the gray drifts.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
