How to Use gloom in a Sentence

gloom

noun
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  • The painting captures the gloom of a foggy night.
  • A cloud of gloom has descended over the city.
  • He was often subject to periods of gloom.
  • He walked away, disappearing into the gloom.
  • The gloom had lifted, and the sun was rising over the park.
    — Ruth Graham Meridith Kohut, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2022
  • Two months ago, most Democrats were locked in a fortress of gloom.
    — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2022
  • So, amid the doom and gloom, there are reasons to be cheerful.
    — Olivia Potts, Longreads, 15 Feb. 2024
  • And yet the story about Boston’s cabs is not all doom and gloom.
    — Diti Kohli, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Feb. 2023
  • That being said, this year so far has been not all doom and gloom.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2023
  • May gray and June gloom could be even gloomier this year.
    — Lauryn Schroeder, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2023
  • Out of this gloom and darkness the place was lit up like a Christmas tree.
    — Andy O'Connor, SPIN, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Adding to the gloom is a decline in the Israeli currency.
    — Elliott Gotkine, CNN, 11 Aug. 2023
  • And—just for good measure—a little more doom and gloom.
    — Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 8 July 2022
  • Yes, the music swells for effect, and yes, the gloom is telegraphed at times.
    — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Reading these stories was my spot of sunshine amid the doom and gloom of the news.
    — Jennifer Chen, SELF, 16 Nov. 2022
  • But maybe that British gloom is just what Tisci does best.
    — Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Small companies in the U.K. just got some good news amid all the recent doom and gloom.
    — Steve Mollman, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2022
  • But for every image like this there’s a wall of gloom or schlock.
    — Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Hunter Doohan, 28, takes on the role of Galpin, whose down-to-earth vibe is a stark contrast to Wednesday's doom and gloom.
    — Karli Bendlin, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Hunter Doohan, 29, takes on the role of Galpin, whose down-to-earth vibe is a stark contrast to Wednesday's doom and gloom.
    — Karli Bendlin, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2023
  • One agent told me that despite the doom and gloom of the industry, their clients have had a growth year.
    — Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Against all odds and doom and gloom scenarios, Ukraine did not fall.
    — Quartz, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Still this show’s final gallery has a shock: after all that gloom, a blast of bright light.
    — Jason Farago, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2023
  • There, the bit feels less like the goofy gimmick of the week and more like a purposeful tactic to deepen the gloom.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 5 Sep. 2023
  • And deep in the North Atlantic Ocean, an anglerfish gapes into the gloom.
    — Natasha Frost, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Despite the gloom of the day, temperatures rose to around 50, which is a few above normal for the date.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2023
  • But, for once, the Warriors locker room wasn’t consumed by aches, pains, doom or gloom.
    — Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2024
  • The warm air from the vent is blowing around my head, trapped in the car, steaming up the windshield, obscuring the gloom outside.
    — Saïd Sayrafiezadeh, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023
  • Is booming Southeast Asia immune to all this doom and gloom?
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Despite their dire retirement prospects, the picture isn’t just one of doom and gloom.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 27 Feb. 2024

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