His expression glum, Inspector Norizuki turned his eyes to the ashtray on the table. From Wordnik.com. [Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine]
It's very hard to remain glum in the face of very high quality dark chocolate-covered caramel. From Wordnik.com. [Barnstorming on an Invisible Segway] Reference
It took her two false starts - with analysts Bruni-Sarkozy described as "glum" - before she hit on the right one. From Wordnik.com. Reference
And, the data are hardly "glum" as the story empahsizes. From Wordnik.com. [David C. Wilson: The AP-KN Poll Headline on Obama Ignores the Best Data] Reference
NYT: Republicans are "glum" as they struggle to hold congress by on. From Wordnik.com. [11/04/2006] Reference
Of course, both films (Miami Vice and Spartan) are labelled as 'glum' by their detractors. From Wordnik.com. [Filmstalker Review: Miami Vice] Reference
Ed Gorman has noted that "Williams was quiet and possessed of a melancholy that imbued each of his tales with a kind of glum decorum.". From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-05-01] Reference
James was kind of glum, but Clarissa talked for two. From Wordnik.com. [Cape Cod Stories] Reference
Economists: State's future revenue picture is 'glum'. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Adrian Chiles must not look "glum" on new Daybreak show, say ITV bosses. From Wordnik.com. [Latest news, breaking news, current news, UK news, world news, celebrity news, politics news] Reference
I'd thought she looked kind of glum, and I wondered if she and Micky had had a falling out. From Wordnik.com. [Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908] Reference
It's not smiley happy David, or fierce-eye piercing-makes-me-melt David … it's kind of glum. From Wordnik.com. [WordPress.com News] Reference
We may believe that Mark learned to be "glum" when he saw the Lariat approaching with his sheaf of rhymes. From Wordnik.com. [Mark Twain, a Biography. Complete] Reference
The glum-looking waiter came back and went away again. From Wordnik.com. [The Legs] Reference
Fellow students consulted one another with glum glances. From Wordnik.com. [Over the Line] Reference
“You look very glum for being so white,” said the fox. From Wordnik.com. [The Perfect Fox] Reference
A former fist-pumping king now finds himself vacant and glum. From Wordnik.com. [The Unsettling Sight of a Tiger Tamed] Reference
The reaction in Tokyo was glum even by Japan's gloomy standards. From Wordnik.com. [PROPPING UP THE WORLD] Reference
Parfitt, who had been looking glum, brightened up at this again. From Wordnik.com. [The Hero of Garside School] Reference
Against this glum prospect, the standard rebuttal evokes history. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Recession’s Aftermath] Reference
Inside, the same chairs regard us with their glum upholstered gaze. From Wordnik.com. [Your Slinky Blue Dress] Reference
The news for China's real estate industry has been glum since April. From Wordnik.com. [E-House's New Act in China] Reference
His mood afterward, though, was glum, and he spoke in short sentences. From Wordnik.com. [Trent Williams to have tests on injured left knee] Reference
The glum economic indicators apparently discouraged investors, however. From Wordnik.com. [U.S. savings rate at highest level in a year, data show] Reference
"Come! do not look so glum over it," coos Giddy, removing Eleanor's cloak. From Wordnik.com. [When the Birds Begin to Sing] Reference
Last week was particularly glum at Nike's headquarters in suburban Portland. From Wordnik.com. [When Cool Goes Cold] Reference
We go through cycles of self-delusion, sometimes too giddy and sometimes too glum. From Wordnik.com. [Good Times Breed Bad Times] Reference
Dad and Barbara must have been really tired, because they looked pretty glum at dinner. From Wordnik.com. [Bread, Fish, Serpent, Stone] Reference
The government says it will arrest the decline, but glum businessmen say it may be too late. From Wordnik.com. [Japan Inc. R.I.P.] Reference
The thud of a bar dropped in place punctuated the evening's experience with a glum finality. From Wordnik.com. [Valley of the Croen] Reference
As the week wore on, glum aides worried about how they would afford pricey criminal attorneys. From Wordnik.com. [Whitewater Torture] Reference
Walter started Cora's car off, and Sid's followed, with himself at the wheel, looking very glum. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Girls] Reference
He was a glum, unsociable recluse anyway, may be at a loss for a second idea to keep his mind busy. From Wordnik.com. [The Doctor's Daughter] Reference
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