Example sentences for: lugubrious

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

  • In 1969, Davis ventured into the lugubrious, brooding funk of Bitches Brew . The quintet was Davis' last remarkable tango with jazz.

  • But in 1946 something suddenly happened: Pollock's nauseous swirls and lugubrious slatherings stepped into a phone booth and re-emerged as his mature "all-over" style.

  • I found him a rather dour, lugubrious individual, and even the author of Webster's Third finds it difficult to recount many tales exemplifying his humanity, any a sense of humor.

  • It is "always possible to make matters worse," warns a lugubrious George Will ( This Week ). Many pundits caution the administration to look before a leap.

  • Hanson co-wrote the underrated White Dog (1982) with Sam Fuller, and there's a touch of Fuller in this film's lugubrious trashiness.


How many words do you know? Try our free vocabulary size test!


Search

Search for example sentences

Loading Loading...
Quantcast