Examples of depressing in a Sentence
This rainy weather is depressing.
He paints a depressing picture of modern life.
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For women, the situation is even more depressing with 90% of women excluded from the workforce, unable to work outside their homes.
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Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
And blame can be depressing; accepting responsibility for something that went terribly wrong is often painful and embarrassing.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 14 July 2025
His views on the current state of cinema are rather depressing.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 July 2025
In its mixture of excitement, wit, and fear, Jurassic Park comes close to Jaws, though the calculation involved in Spielberg’s recent big-machine approach to moviemaking can be depressing.
—David Denby, Vulture, 3 July 2025
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Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
And blame can be depressing; accepting responsibility for something that went terribly wrong is often painful and embarrassing.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 14 July 2025
His views on the current state of cinema are rather depressing.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 July 2025
In its mixture of excitement, wit, and fear, Jurassic Park comes close to Jaws, though the calculation involved in Spielberg’s recent big-machine approach to moviemaking can be depressing.
—David Denby, Vulture, 3 July 2025
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“Depressing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depressing. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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