rather bleak

Frequency: 6.02.5 per million words

Moderates the meaning, often with a tone of negative surprise or understatement.

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Examples (10)

  • The economic forecast for the next quarter is looking rather bleak.
  • Without any furniture, the empty room felt rather bleak.
  • His assessment of the company's future was, frankly, rather bleak.
  • The view from the window on that rainy November day was rather bleak.
  • After the factory closed, the town's prospects became rather bleak.
  • I must admit, the situation appears rather bleak at the moment.
  • The film's ending, where the hero fails to save the day, was rather bleak.
  • With so many rejections, her hopes of finding a publisher were looking rather bleak.
  • The landscape in mid-winter is often rather bleak and colorless.
  • If we don't secure more funding, the project's future will be rather bleak.