Examples of 'dismal' in a sentence
Meaning of "dismal"
dismal (adjective) - causing a feeling of sadness, gloom, or depression. Dismal is often used to describe something that is bleak, dreary, or depressing in nature. It can refer to weather, situations, or overall atmospheres that are bleak and lacking in positivity
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- Disastrous, calamitous
- Disappointingly inadequate.
- Causing despair; gloomy and bleak.
- Depressing, dreary, cheerless.
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We are concerned about the dismal progress on disarmament.
The dismal statistics on landmines are eloquent enough.
Canada itself had a dismal record on minorities.
Her dismal song drew me out of my dream.
A devastated narcissist careening toward a dismal future.
The dismal situation waste and wild.
The statistics for the continent are dismal.
Not to mention my dismal failure in the laboratory.
Having you in my family is a pretty dismal prospect.
The result was a dismal and complete failure.
There is a ticket machine in a very dismal area.
Survival is dismal and inferior to other tumors.
I have had it with your dismal crap.
Going out in dismal weather to return probably in worse.
You see man as a rather dismal creature.
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Those dismal economists seek him everywhere.
Sat him round with dismal stories.
I have had a dismal experience with my ex supervisor.
Prepared family for possible dismal reckoning.
But this is a dismal descent into diarrhea.
Of course we can escape such dismal prospects.
Do not look dismal like the hypocrites.
We met twice a week in his dismal flat.
As if only super dismal stories can be meaningful.
Enveloped in darkness hence utterly dismal or gloomy.
It was the most dismal place in the world.
It was next to a gas station and it was truly dismal.
Janković had a dismal grass court season.
This torture should be roared in dismal hell.
Fortunately that dismal scene did not happen.
This torture should be brought in dismal hell.
They know how dismal the situation is.
The expedition turned out to be a dismal failure.
This dismal reality is still with us today.
The place has a most dismal reputation.
What a dismal outlook for these children.
I am not here to brighten your dismal day.
Economists have a dismal record in predicting recession.
We tried it once before and it was dismal failure.
I have but a dismal house at this time.
The results of the recruiting campaign were dismal.
You should see their dismal existence.
The results of our initial findings were dismal.
My needs must act my dismal scene alone.
The options for male contraception are dismal.
The story is equally dismal with water.
The economic situation is still fairly dismal.
You brightened my rather dismal day yesterday.
The prospects for the youth were as dismal.
The weather has been dismal here lately.
