Words similar to dismal

Example sentences for: dismal

How can you use “dismal” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

(And feel-good optimism sells much better than dismal realism.)
And even nowier, it means Dutch auction, which has dismal connotations, but so does everything with a Netherlandish prefix--Dutch treat, Dutch courage, Dutch Schultz.
The Mets, who barely made the playoffs after a dismal mid-season performance, are competing with Boston for recognition as the "Cinderella team."
"A dismal sitcom that seems to embody all that is wrong with dismal sitcoms" (Tom Shales, the Washington Post ).
Directing (by Hark Tsui) and cinematography are said to be imaginative and the Hong Kong scenery interesting, but the performance of "the Belgian blowhard" (Rod Dreher, the New York Post ) is dismal.