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Recent Examples of lugubrious The locker room was far from lugubrious following an indicting 114-98 loss Tuesday to the weary and mediocre Miami Heat. Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025 Despite its lugubrious atmosphere, the characters’ problems could now be cleared up with some penicillin and, say, a book club. Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025 Look at picture No. 107 in the exhibition of 1874: another of Morisot’s lugubrious bourgeois bachelorettes. The Learning Network, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025 The locker room was far from lugubrious following an indicting 114-98 loss Tuesday to the weary and mediocre Miami Heat. Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lugubrious
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lugubrious
Adjective
  • For all the highs that Young Thug’s performance delivered, there comes one somber realization.
    Mark P. Braboy, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025
  • There are places where 28 Years Later is gorgeously somber, echoing the desolate lyricism of the first movie.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 19 June 2025
Adjective
  • Unlike most of his hardcore predecessors, Yates has a knack for mournful melodies, and a voice that may remind some older listeners of Perry Farrell, from Jane’s Addiction.
    Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 11 June 2025
  • Now comes their follow-up, with a soundalike title, but quite a different mood—more mournful, more anguished, more serious.
    Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • During that bleak era, Che-Chung Tsai, a researcher at the University of Washington, contacted several companies, seeking experimental drugs for use in an animal study.
    Jon Cohen, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
  • That said, Google’s latest survey paints a bleak picture.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.
    David Mamet, National Review, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.
    Helen Shaw, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2021
Adjective
  • Caregivers of individuals under 60 are nearly 4 times more likely to experience depressive symptoms than non-caregivers and are less likely to seek treatment.
    Tom Chiodo, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
  • Compared to those who did not follow a specific diet, those who stuck to a calorie-restrictive diet — including overweight individuals — saw an increase in depressive symptom severity, the study found.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2025
Adjective
  • Maliciously or willfully disturbing a funeral, memorial service, procession or burial ceremony. Threatening, quarreling or challenging to fight someone, or fighting.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 16 June 2025
  • Visitation will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. local time at the Springhill Cemetery in Madison, Tenn., while the funeral mass will be held at St. Joseph Church.
    Rachel DeSantis, People.com, 8 June 2025
Adjective
  • That’s a depressing setup, but the film is a lot gentler.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 June 2025
  • And on that depressing thought, that's how Squid Game ended.
    EW.com, EW.com, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • And before long, his pig is stolen, leaving him heartbroken.
    Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • Once the game is over, pink soldiers approach Yong-sik to shoot him and ensure that he’s eliminated, despite Geum-ja’s heartbroken pleas.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 27 June 2025

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“Lugubrious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lugubrious. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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