How to Use dreary in a Sentence

dreary

adjective
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  • It was a gray, dreary morning.
  • The family struggled through dreary economic times.
  • Busch’s success in O.C. came at a dreary time for the church.
    — Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Forget the mud, the cold, dreary weather, and the traffic.
    — Annie Ernaux, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2023
  • And who wants to be trapped in a space that feels dreary and boring?
    — Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Mar. 2023
  • How dreary would be the world if there was no Santa Claus!
    — Carlos R. Muñoz, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Feb. 2023
  • That means there are still dark, dreary, windy days ahead.
    — Debbi Kickham, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Don’t let dreary weather dull your style – these Rain Boots are here to save the day.
    — Samantha Booth, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2023
  • On a dreary rainy day, the Mustangs left no doubt in a commanding 15-2 win over the Raiders.
    — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Finally a light at the end of this damp and dreary tunnel.
    — Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2022
  • The beer choice is apt, since the event occurs during the cold and dreary month of February.
    — Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Even on a dreary cold day, pairs like the ones from Christian Louboutin or Miista will cheer you up.
    — Alexis Bennett, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Yet, what could have been a dreary day had plenty of color.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Rosas, seen above, is the truest pink of the pinks and brings a playful shock of brightness to combat this dreary fall weather.
    — Devon Abelman, Allure, 17 Oct. 2022
  • It’s been dreary most of the day but looks like the football gods are going to clear the way for a busy night of high school Kickoff Classics.
    — Staff Reports, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Then the skies opened on a wet, windy and dreary evening in Ann Arbor, further dampening the mood around town.
    — Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Urban dwellers can’t just stick with the same pair of old-school dress shoes when having to splash through the dreary, rainy days that lead the change of seasons.
    — Men's Health, 3 Mar. 2023
  • That winter morning over two decades ago was cold and dreary.
    — Timothy Bella, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 2022
  • Ozark is a show that's never shied away from what it's had to say about the dark, dreary, and unfortunate way that the world works.
    — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 2 May 2022
  • There's no better treat than hot chocolate on a chilly, dreary day.
    — Joe Difazio, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2023
  • The dreary, dark days of winter may be upon us now, but spring and its warmer weather are right around the corner.
    — Kate McGregor, ELLE Decor, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Between the dark ashy brown and bright creamy blonde, this contrast makes a statement in dreary winter months.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Rain at the dreary Turin airport, damp outside the anonymous glass at Milan.
    — Mavis Gallant, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2022
  • But the first half was tedious and dreary, as tends to happen in the cautious, early days of a tournament.
    — Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2022
  • There are also gold accents on this bag to add a little bit of sparkle to those dreary winter days.
    — Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 15 Jan. 2024
  • But the dreary weather belied the sunny optimism in Toledo that this might just be the year.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2024
  • The report comes amid a steady, dreary drumbeat of tech industry job cuts.
    — George Avalos, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Then came the loss to the league’s worst team on a dreary day in Charlotte before a largely empty stadium.
    — Paul Newberry, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The color palette is a dreary mud puddle of grays and browns, and there’s no sense of space or geography.
    — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2022
  • Then came the writing sessions for the sophomore record, and with them, a dreary kind of pressure to follow up a blockbuster debut.
    — Thania Garcia, Variety, 28 Nov. 2023

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