How to Use depressing in a Sentence

depressing

adjective
  • He paints a depressing picture of modern life.
  • This rainy weather is depressing.
  • This is all very depressing, but there are clear rays of hope.
    — Henry Porter, The Hive, 14 Aug. 2017
  • To many, this is a sad, depressing thought.
    — Big Think, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The park on the eyes looked depressing.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 8 Aug. 2025
  • This is not to say that the Moomin books are depressing.
    — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The fact that he was voted out first is all the more depressing.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
  • And who wants to think about something as depressing as that?
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2018
  • Almost a year out to sea is very depressing.
    — Steve Walsh, NPR, 23 May 2026
  • That was the most depressing moment of my life.
    — Adam Duxter, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Don’t let the depressing campaign themes keep you away from the polls.
    — Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2020
  • All of this may sound rather depressing for our quest to find life in the universe.
    — Caleb A. Scharf, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2020
  • Oh, yeah—keep a good plate at your desk to make your lunches less depressing.
    — Natalie B. Compton, GQ, 19 June 2018
  • And that’s what's so depressing.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Botch the process slightly and you’re left with a dull, depressing dough.
    — Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2024
  • His college career has come to an end in a very depressing way.
    — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • And eating the same thing four days in a row can even get downright depressing.
    — Olivia Tarantino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Sep. 2025
  • This might be the most depressing aspect of this entire piece.
    — Jay Brinker, Cincinnati.com, 26 Jan. 2018
  • Others said the depressing amount of planning is overkill for those who just hate their jobs.
    — Jane Thier, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2022
  • All airports are depressing and scary; some go above and beyond.
    — Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
  • For many of their peers, the list of their names and ages is a depressing reminder of the years stolen from them.
    — Joe Heim, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2018
  • If this is true, though, there’s a depressing case to be made for a climate package.
    — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 24 Jan. 2022
  • The concourse was dark and depressing and smelled like pretzels.
    — Forsyth Harmon, refinery29.com, 3 Mar. 2021
  • The mood has gotten rather depressing.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • At the same time, a drop in fuel sales forced ethanol plants to shut down, further depressing corn prices.
    — Mike Dorning, Bloomberg.com, 17 Sep. 2020
  • A lot of these studies involve bleak, depressing stuff.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 19 May 2026
  • The Dubs, meanwhile, are a sad, depressing mess.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Why would David send such a depressing email so early in the morning?
    — John Leland, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2023
  • This is usually touted as the most depressing time of the year.
    — Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 19 Jan. 2021
  • His songs with Hepcat helped so many of us in both joyous and even depressing times.
    — Jessica Lipsky, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024

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