gloom

[ɡluːm]

Definition:
1. A state of partial or total darkness.
2. A feeling of melancholy apprehension.
3. An atmosphere of depression and melancholy.

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'gloom' example sentence:

1. The gloom deepened as the election results came in.
2. The permanent gloom held an unexpected pocket of nutrition.
3. It came as the arrows went, leaving the island in gloom.
4. They clung together in terror, in the thick gloom that followed.
5. The car's headlights pierced the gloom of darkness.
6. The man blended gradually into the gloom.
7. The news of defeat filled them all with gloom.
8. Why are people so full of gloom and doom?
9. One could therefore present Napoleon in terms of his desire to impress or Churchill in terms of his lonely gloom.
10. The gloom he was feeling gave way to frolic.
11. With the gloom of the contraltos added, one could scarcely help shuddering.
12. His face was barely discernible in the gloom.
13. It's about time you cast off that feeling of gloom and began to enjoy yourself.
14. In the gathering gloom it was difficult to see anything distinctly.
15. Life's not all gloom and despondency.
16. 'I wish I did,' said Phil Jordan, relapsing into his usual gloom.
17. The boys began to quiet down to whispers, now, for the stillness and gloom of the place oppressed their spirits.
18. The future seemed filled with gloom.
19. That's depressing stuff, but we're not all doom and gloom around here, and some areas in the country have terrific Internet.
20. There's a mood of gloom and despondency in the country.
21. "I wish I did," said Phil Jordan, relapsing into his usual gloom.
22. The gloom deepened after a thumping £ 45m loss at British Rail.
23. The gloom began to thicken, by-and-by, and the King realised that the night was coming on.
24. "Perhaps—perhaps I am bloated and feverish," said Colin, assuming a discouraging air of gloom.
25. They plunged into the narrow path between the tall sumach bushes, and were at once hidden in the gloom.
26. Science and gloom met there.
27. He walked through the gloom of the thick forest.
28. The children's bright smiles dispelled all his gloom.
29. My eyes were becoming accustomed to the gloom and I was able to make out a door at one side of the room.
30. My eyes were becoming accustomed to the gloom.
31. Ellery's return will help to chase away some of the gloom.
32. The boys moved off and disappeared in the gloom.
33. Don't let defeat fill you with gloom.
34. But the gloom will be overdone.
35. There was gloom above and darkness below, with no light from the sun or moon.
36. What can we do to chase her gloom away?
37. In the gloom, TEPCO's logo on the walls of the building resembles a mutant Mickey Mouse.
38. They could provide a ray of hope amid the general economic gloom.
39. There was a feeling of gloom and depression in the office when the news of the job cuts was announced.
40. The economic gloom of the early 1980s was relieved by fanciful architecture.
41. I was peering about me in the gloom.
42. They could provide a ray of hope amid the general business and economic gloom.
43. We watched the boats come back in the gathering gloom.
44. Fireflies sparkle in the gloom.
45. The flashlights barely penetrated the gloom.
46. Despite the obvious setbacks, it is not all doom and gloom for the England team.
47. The report on our economic situation is full of doom and gloom.