doom-laden
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, whose comments have stoked anxiety about AI's potential effects on society, are now arguing that doom-laden warnings were overblown or, in some cases, disingenuous.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
In his program note, Sharon quotes the doom-laden philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer as an inspiration for Wagner’s nothing-is-real masterpiece.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
However it's defined, though, the idea of distinct sleeping arrangements, also known by the doom-laden sobriquet "sleep divorce," sounds like a marital death knell.
From Salon ● Jan. 2, 2024
The exhibition in Truro, called Adrift: Lost at sea, was inspired by a book she wrote on the incident, which she described as "part whimsical and part doom-laden".
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2023
Despite the blessing of a glorious summer day, the whole of Mossflower was doom-laden with an awful tension that threatened to burst upon the captives seated on the grass.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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