How to Use gloomy in a Sentence
gloomy
adjective- His book paints a gloomy picture of the prospects for peace.
- The news continues to be gloomy.
- We've had a week of gloomy weather.
- I've never seen you looking so gloomy.
- She doesn't agree with their gloomy economic forecasts.
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The sky is looking a bit gloomy and gray for the team in the Windy City.
—Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
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Even the gloomy world of the Shadowlands gets a glimpse in these pages.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
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For a show so dark and gloomy, a strong soundtrack sets the mood.
—Milan Polk, Men's Health, 6 Dec. 2022
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The prospects for life in the distant future are gloomy.
—Avi Loeb, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2021
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Wall Street pros have rarely been this gloomy about the stock market.
—Gunjan Banerji, WSJ, 5 Dec. 2022
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But that doesn’t mean the look is gloomy—quite the opposite.
—Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine, 14 Dec. 2021
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Here are four things to cheer you up on a gloomy Chicago day.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 16 Dec. 2022
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But the sight of Jackson leaving the field on a cart eclipsed even the gloomy news on the scoreboard.
—Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 12 Dec. 2021
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The tourists visit the city in spite of the torrid heat, the gloomy atmosphere.
—Jhumpa Lahiri, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2021
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The rest of Friday will be gloomy with some with some peeks of sun late in the day and highs in the upper 50s.
—Dallas News, 26 Feb. 2021
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That alone would be a fun way to wrap up what has been a gloomy season to this point.
—Chris Grenham, Forbes, 19 May 2021
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The action transpires in and around a gloomy old castle.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 4 Aug. 2023
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These gloomy forecasts alone would have been enough to irk Trump.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 12 June 2020
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At its start, gloomy and cold with a taste of the defeat felt on Good Friday.
—Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 7 Apr. 2023
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Which, given the gloomy outlook for Democrats, is not a dumb thing at all.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2021
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These perfect rain boots are now on sale, just in time for gloomy fall days.
—Jake Smith, Glamour, 6 Sep. 2023
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About the opera world today, Horne is feeling gloomy, as are many of us.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 1 Aug. 2022
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Bickerstaff’s the right guy at the right time -- a bright light at the end of the gloomy rebuild tunnel.
—Chris Fedor, cleveland, 16 June 2020
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Whew, that is all a notably gloomy and rather sad state of affairs.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2022
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Why is the stock market so happy and the bond market so gloomy?
—CBS News, 21 June 2019
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Still looked up at a faint, blurry glow just behind the gloomy canopy.
—John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 13 Nov. 2020
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There were just these very gloomy vibes all over the country.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2026
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His own voice sounds hoarse and nasty to him, the voice of a gloomy oracle.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
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If your house looks a bit gloomy lately, the culprit could be dusty light fixtures.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
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Overall a gloomy, cool and damp day.
—Terry Eliasen, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
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