How to Use bleak in a Sentence

bleak

adjective

• Not all the news in the park's report on the fires was bleak.
  — Fox News, 20 Nov. 2021
• 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
• When things look bleak, do your best to stick with a plan.
  — Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
• The palette is bleak, the costumes plain, the tone is clear.
  — Deborah Wilker, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2020
• Despite the bleak findings of the study, not all hope is lost.
  — Fox News, 4 Mar. 2020
• And their predictions for the health of the planet are bleak.
  — Dan Cryer, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2018
• But appeals are rarely granted, and the end of the road is bleak.
  — Lara Bazelon, The New Republic, 24 Mar. 2023
• There was an overhang of dread and fear over the bleak future in front of us.
  — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 14 June 2021
• In the short term, thinks look bleak for Biden and Democrats.
  — Eli Stokolsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2022
• But for all its brilliance, the work of Johns is bleak.
  — Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2021
• In short, the future looks bleak for the Nicaraguan people.
  — Alvaro Vargas Llosa, National Review, 27 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
• When Sitake first took the job, things looked bleak to some.
  — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Aug. 2022
• The world seems bleak to many of us who are self-quarantined.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 11 Dec. 2020
• On a cold, wet afternoon this week, the mood in the bread line was bleak.
  — New York Times, 15 Dec. 2021
• The world in this current timeline has been a bit bleak lately.
  — Liz Braswell, WSJ, 1 Dec. 2023
• A few weeks ago, the sky looked bleak for the Missouri football.
  — Alex Schiffer, kansascity, 30 Oct. 2017
• The club made deadline trade deals that left things looking bleak.
  — Megan Ryan, Star Tribune, 10 May 2021
• 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
• Chubb got hurt on the Browns' next drive, and things looked bleak at first.
  — cleveland, 4 Oct. 2020
• But over the long term, the prognosis for polar bears is bleak.
  — oregonlive, 12 Apr. 2021
• Despite the win, Lee knows that long-term prospects are bleak.
  — Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2023
• The jobless numbers still look bleak and could remain so for a lot longer.
  — Russ Wiles, azcentral, 14 June 2020
• But, boy, things sure looked bleak for the Jayhawks as the first half wound down.
  — Eddie Pells, ajc, 5 Apr. 2022
• The show has always had this aesthetic which was bleak but chill.
  — Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2021
• Things are looking bleak as hell at the police station.
  — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 20 June 2017
• Their mental health is poor, and their outlook is bleak.
  — Jenni Carlson, USA TODAY, 9 May 2022
• But for a while, things were looking a bit bleak for Shalhoub.
  — Gabriella Paiella, The Cut, 19 June 2018

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024