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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for drear
Adjective
  • These days, things are pretty bleak at the old mall, which has many vacancies, is startlingly empty of shoppers and appears slated for redevelopment.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Given that such advances are what fuel economic growth and well-being, the future prospects for our economy — and our country in general — become far more bleak.
    Sheldon Jacobson, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Is this a deeply sad, award-winning tearjerker of a drama?
    James Factora, Them., 26 Sep. 2025
  • The schism that developed between Ric and Ben is a very sad part of the story.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In the play, Farrow played Sharon, a lonely Iowa woman – estranged from her adult son, divorced from her husband – who decides to take a boarder into her large farmhouse.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
  • But on the flip side, the one tally in the win column remains lonely as the team heads into its Week 5 matchup against the Jets in New York.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • His 300th was in a depressing environment — at an empty stadium, in the first game of a seven-inning doubleheader in 2020.
    Sam Blum, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
  • The revelation is as depressing as a leverage penalty.
    Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This is a show heavily interested in the way paranoia turns us all into weapons of mass destruction in our communities, especially when everyone’s looking to escape the ennui of their small-town blues.
    Grace Byron, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
  • December ennui is a universal experience, and this film makes no effort to hide the fact that we’re all destined to suffer from the Holiday Blues at one point or another.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Attendees can also expect kid-friendly activities, including hair braiding, glow-in-the-dark face painting, accessory booths, photo booths, and giant inflatable mascots on the dance floor.
    Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Atop her dress, Carey opted for a long-sleeve dark leather jacket with a cropped design and edgy zipper closure.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Characters can be pathetic, and frank about their Toledo Truth Teller’s bleak prospects.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Jimmy Kimmel is a pathetic hate monger.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Call them novels of masculine tedium.
    Robert Rubsam, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
  • What rescues the film from tedium are the characterizations, which are well-drawn even under the briefest circumstances.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Drear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drear. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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