bleakly
- 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
Ukrainian commentators applauded the step, but many bleakly opined that it was too little, too late.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2024
“Fun” is not a word normally associated with “Days of Wine and Roses,” which so bleakly shows the splintering of a family.
From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2024
Chamberlain turned, saw Tom’s white grinning face, saw him flick rock dust from his uniform, blinking it out of his eyes, grinning bleakly.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
