be dismal

Examples (10)

• The company's performance last quarter was truly dismal.
• The weather for our picnic was dismal, with constant rain.
• The economic forecast for the next year is expected to be dismal.
• The job prospects for recent graduates are dismal in this economy.
• His attendance record has been dismal all semester.
• The mood in the office is dismal after the layoff announcements.
• Her first attempt at baking a cake was a dismal failure.
• Was the team's showing really that dismal?
• Life without art and music would be dismal.
• Living under such oppressive conditions is simply dismal.