in gloom

Frequency: 6.05.0 per million words

In a state of sadness.

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Examples (10)

  • She was in a deep gloom because not even a postcard had arrived from Ricky.
  • The nation was deep in gloom.
  • He was sunk in deep gloom at the prospect of being alone.
  • After the verdict, the courtroom sat in gloom.
  • I woke up in gloom, though the sun was bright.
  • They trudged home in gloom after the defeat.
  • Deep in gloom, he deleted the unfinished draft.
  • We refused to stay in gloom and went out for a walk.
  • Her emails grew terse as she drifted in gloom.
  • For weeks, the office worked in gloom after the layoffs.