Example Sentences

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It was depressing, that fake tuna, the best on the market but still a vaguely unsavory amalgam of fish paste and seaweed powder — nothing like the tuna she remembered.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

Liam Williams, creator of BBC comedy Ladhood, told Broadcast the job ad was "depressing".

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2024

She said it was "depressing to see vastly inflated prices excluding ordinary fans."

From Salon • Sep. 3, 2024

The industry body said a drop in income related to COVID-19 was depressing sales, even in parts of China that are not locked down.

From Reuters • May 26, 2022

To meet someone with so impressive an affiliation and so little understanding was depressing.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela