sink into gloom

Frequency: 4.82.5 per million words

To begin to feel very sad or depressed.

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Examples (10)

  • Whenever plans fall through, she sinks into gloom for days.
  • I sank into gloom and depression.
  • After the setback, he is slowly sinking into gloom.
  • Since the announcement, they have sunk into gloom.
  • We mustn’t sink into gloom—there’s still time to fix this.
  • Don’t sink into gloom; reach out to a friend instead.
  • By winter, she had sunk into gloom despite her friends’ support.
  • If the results are delayed again, the team will sink into gloom.
  • Left alone too long, he tends to sink into gloom.
  • Following the downgrade, markets quickly sank into gloom.