Example Sentences

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Ukrainian commentators applauded the step, but many bleakly opined that it was too little, too late.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2024

And then there’s “What Was I Made For?,” the bleakly gorgeous piano ballad she dropped last July as part of the overwhelming cultural juggernaut that was “Barbie.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 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

Some of this year’s best clowning took place in the scorched, postapocalyptic world of Samuel Beckett’s bleakly funny “Endgame,” in a first-rate staging by the Irish Repertory Theater.

From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2023

Cyrus stared bleakly out the open door into the darkness.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck