How to Use gloom in a Sentence

gloom

noun
  • The painting captures the gloom of a foggy night.
  • A cloud of gloom has descended over the city.
  • He was often subject to periods of gloom.
  • He walked away, disappearing into the gloom.
  • The news isn't all doom and gloom, though.
    — Dave Parfitt, USA Today, 30 May 2026
  • To be sure, things aren’t all doom and gloom.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Dec. 2025
  • The mood in clean tech is far from doom and gloom.
    — Anna Broughel, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • There’s a lot of doom and gloom in the world now.
    — Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The outlook is not all doom and gloom.
    — Matt Reardon, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Two months ago, most Democrats were locked in a fortress of gloom.
    — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2022
  • This might all be too doom and gloom for late August.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2025
  • But for every image like this there’s a wall of gloom or schlock.
    — Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
  • So, amid the doom and gloom, there are reasons to be cheerful.
    — Olivia Potts, Longreads, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The new ecosystem isn’t all doom and gloom for mid-majors.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Hey, whatever gets you through the gloom.
    — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2025
  • However, things aren’t all doom and gloom.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 15 Nov. 2025
  • That groove was lost somewhere in the gloom of Foxboro, Mass.
    — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The search for solutions Not all is doom and gloom.
    — Omar S Mahmood, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The gloom is thick, and Quirke is an unlikely hero.
    — John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
  • This is a club that has endured more than its fair share of doom and gloom in recent times.
    — Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The gloom inside the pub was starting to appeal to her.
    — Zuzana Říhová, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
  • His glooms and resentments were an old story for all of them.
    — Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
  • And Sahm told Fortune the gloom isn’t just about this spring.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
  • September was supposed to be all doom and gloom.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Out of this gloom and darkness the place was lit up like a Christmas tree.
    — Andy O'Connor, SPIN, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The lights flicker and fizz, losing their battle with the gloom.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Reading these stories was my spot of sunshine amid the doom and gloom of the news.
    — Jennifer Chen, SELF, 16 Nov. 2022
  • But the event hasn’t been all doom and gloom for businesses downtown.
    — Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
  • No gloom-dark tree-glitter winding and twining its silks.
    — The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2025
  • However, amidst this scenario of gloom, one bright spot stands out.
    — Anjana Susarla, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025

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