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Example sentences for: dismal

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The Monday night scene is equally dismal (unless you happen to care who's shagging whom on Melrose).
"A dismal sitcom that seems to embody all that is wrong with dismal sitcoms" (Tom Shales, the Washington Post ).
Lose the dismal cover illustrations and return to having a lead review or cover essay.
As nearly everyone has already pointed out, the record of financial supermarkets is dismal.
In the liberal Guardian , foreign affairs columnist Martin Woollacott said Republican senators "sent out a dismal message--of American selfishness, American foolishness, and American readiness to put her own safety first, whatever the consequences for the rest of us."