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Example sentences for: dour

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

Unless that is just a dour predisposition talking.
Nevertheless, the paper called Clark's victory speech "cautious and dour" and lacking in vision.
They were more textured and hopeful, the question behind them less dour: What kind of nonmaternal care can help infants and children?
The group of dour Newfie fishermen listening in were more impressed by this fellow jumping up and down than by history’s first transatlantic radio message.
In the film's most self-consciously poetic set piece, Ricky shows Lester's dour daughter Jane--in whom he recognizes a kindred spirit--a video of a plastic bag fluttering up, down, and around on invisible currents of wind.