depressingly obvious

Frequency: 6.88.2 per million words

Used to describe something that is very clear or evident in a sad or negative way.

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Examples (20)

  • It was depressingly obvious that no one had read the report.
  • It was depressingly obvious that their efforts were in vain.
  • The lack of progress on the project was depressingly obvious.
  • The outcome of the negotiation was depressingly obvious long before it ended.
  • From his expression, it became depressingly obvious that we had lost.
  • She found his lack of enthusiasm depressingly obvious.
  • The final score of the game was depressingly obvious long before the end.
  • The solution to the problem, once explained, seemed depressingly obvious.
  • The reason for the plant's decline was depressingly obvious: a total lack of water.
  • He noted with a sigh that the error was depressingly obvious in hindsight.
  • She realized with a sigh that the solution to her problem was depressingly obvious.
  • The fact that they were unprepared became depressingly obvious as the presentation began.
  • The truth behind his excuses has become depressingly obvious to everyone.
  • It's depressingly obvious that some people still cling to outdated beliefs.
  • It's depressingly obvious that they are not going to change their minds.
  • The final result was depressingly obvious, leaving no room for hope.
  • The gap between the rich and the poor in the city is depressingly obvious.
  • They ignored the depressingly obvious signs until it was too late.
  • The outcome of the election was, to many, depressingly obvious.
  • The lack of progress in the project was depressingly obvious to everyone involved.