Examples of depressing in a Sentence
This rainy weather is depressing.
He paints a depressing picture of modern life.
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His college career has come to an end in a very depressing way.
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
As a result, his work is equal parts depressing and invigorating.
—Walt Hunter, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
This also doesn’t imply the book is depressing or a tear-jerker—quite the opposite.
—Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
But the rest of the movie is straight-faced, as though its story of two reckless sociopaths vying to destroy the world in their respective modes weren’t appallingly depressing.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
As a result, his work is equal parts depressing and invigorating.
—Walt Hunter, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
This also doesn’t imply the book is depressing or a tear-jerker—quite the opposite.
—Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
But the rest of the movie is straight-faced, as though its story of two reckless sociopaths vying to destroy the world in their respective modes weren’t appallingly depressing.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Depressing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depressing. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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