How to Use bleak in a Sentence

bleak

adjective
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  • Not all the news in the park's report on the fires was bleak.
    — Fox News, 20 Nov. 2021
  • In the short term, thinks look bleak for Biden and Democrats.
    — Eli Stokolsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2022
  • The palette is bleak, the costumes plain, the tone is clear.
    — Deborah Wilker, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2020
  • When Sitake first took the job, things looked bleak to some.
    — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Aug. 2022
  • Chubb got hurt on the Browns' next drive, and things looked bleak at first.
    — cleveland, 4 Oct. 2020
  • When things look bleak, do your best to stick with a plan.
    — Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
  • In short, the future looks bleak for the Nicaraguan people.
    — Alvaro Vargas Llosa, National Review, 27 June 2021
  • But for all its brilliance, the work of Johns is bleak.
    — Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2021
  • Despite the bleak findings of the study, not all hope is lost.
    — Fox News, 4 Mar. 2020
  • But appeals are rarely granted, and the end of the road is bleak.
    — Lara Bazelon, The New Republic, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The good news is that the bleakest forecasts are too gloomy.
    — Jan Mischke, Fortune, 20 July 2023
  • Mental health for teenagers across the board was bleak.
    — Joe Silverstein, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The current state of the world right now is pretty bleak in a lot of ways.
    — Liz Appel, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2024
  • A few weeks ago, the sky looked bleak for the Missouri football.
    — Alex Schiffer, kansascity, 30 Oct. 2017
  • But, boy, things sure looked bleak for the Jayhawks as the first half wound down.
    — Eddie Pells, ajc, 5 Apr. 2022
  • Though the events that inspired his work are bleak, there’s still traces of hope in the songs and film.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Feb. 2018
  • And their predictions for the health of the planet are bleak.
    — Dan Cryer, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2018
  • Despite the win, Lee knows that long-term prospects are bleak.
    — Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2023
  • On a cold, wet afternoon this week, the mood in the bread line was bleak.
    — New York Times, 15 Dec. 2021
  • There was an overhang of dread and fear over the bleak future in front of us.
    — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 14 June 2021
  • These bleak, blazing days in the country are a result of the first.
    — Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 30 July 2023
  • But the prospects for a five-year extension seem bleak.
    — Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 28 July 2023
  • But for Jonathan Aguero, a 32-year-old, the future has looked bleak for quite some time now.
    — David Feliba, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2023
  • The world seems bleak to many of us who are self-quarantined.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 11 Dec. 2020
  • The club had scored six goals through seven matches and the outlook for the rest of the season to come was bleak.
    — Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 21 Apr. 2023
  • But over the long term, the prognosis for polar bears is bleak.
    — oregonlive, 12 Apr. 2021
  • Jon Snow's love life, on the other hand, is looking bleak.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 July 2017
  • But for a while, things were looking a bit bleak for Shalhoub.
    — Gabriella Paiella, The Cut, 19 June 2018
  • The world in this current timeline has been a bit bleak lately.
    — Liz Braswell, WSJ, 1 Dec. 2023
  • If the Cougars get swept, their prospects for a meaningful stretch run will turn bleak.
    — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2024

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