bleak
adjective
bare, desolate, and often windswept.
bleakness
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a word derived from
bleak.
Example Sentences
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Thor for thunderstorms, shrieking Sirens to explain shipwrecks, the abduction of Persephone the reason behind the bleakness of winter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
"I see absolutely nothing to be gained for women's tennis - I see only bleakness," she told BBC Sport.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2025
I’ve upgraded to glass, hoping that a sturdier vessel might redeem the bleakness of four-day-old poultry.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2025
Then, too, there’s the sheer bleakness of the role: “Everyone starts off enthusiastic,” Camille tells Sailor, “but then, I don’t know. They just sort of give up.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2025
I never knew there was so much bleakness in the world as I felt when I found myself in it without him.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
