He wondered bleakly. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective, : a bleak plain. ,a bleak wind. ,a bleak future. From Dictionary.com.
The Kielmark shrugged, his expression bleakly forbidding. From Wordnik.com. [Stormwarden]
There is "-- bleakly --" no saving saints and martyrs against their will. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Splendid Folly] Reference
He stared bleakly at the hood ornament on the car. From Wordnik.com. [That Sweet Little Old Lady] Reference
"I won the fight by a trick," Tarlac said bleakly. From Wordnik.com. [Fearful Symmetry A Terran Empire novel] Reference
He stared bleakly at the wall behind Wyatt's head. From Wordnik.com. [Disordered Minds]
I smiled bleakly to keep some threat in the words. From Wordnik.com. [The Vatican Rip]
‘Why are you out?’ said Inspector Cockrill bleakly. From Wordnik.com. [Tour de Force]
"Let us hope that works," he commented a little bleakly. From Wordnik.com. [The Time Traders] Reference
Think of the bleakly functional Pompidou Centre in Paris. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Brenner: Modernism's Empty Empty Spaces] Reference
He let go of her hand and lay staring bleakly at the wall. From Wordnik.com. [The Colors of Space] Reference
"She seemed to be welcoming me," Dessusdelit said bleakly. From Wordnik.com. [The Empress File]
Vivar, who had buried his own children, spoke very bleakly. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Rifles]
“And the Nazis won the war,” Mrs. Bittner said bleakly. From Wordnik.com. [To Say Nothing of the Dog]
I sat down on the arm of the sofa and stared at it bleakly. From Wordnik.com. [A Monstrous Regiment of Women]
A young settler drove me home, and I sat bleakly beside him. From Wordnik.com. [Land of the Burnt Thigh] Reference
Masters bleakly waved away the flies that mosaiced his face. From Wordnik.com. [King Rat]
It's a bleakly funny reminder: Outsourcing is a global affair. From Wordnik.com. [2010 Fall TV Lineup: 10 New Shows Worth Checking Out] Reference
‘Who is to play the part of Miss Lane?’ said Cockie bleakly. From Wordnik.com. [Tour de Force]
She bleakly watched as Cermo brought out the short, gleaming rod. From Wordnik.com. [Tides Of Light]
The Unseleighe like to break things,: Jeanette answered bleakly. From Wordnik.com. [Music to My Sorrow]
The third, clearly one of greater authority, regarded Ross bleakly. From Wordnik.com. [The Time Traders] Reference
“I was arriving at the same notion myself,” Havig said bleakly. From Wordnik.com. [Two in Time]
He hurt so badly, he wondered bleakly if he was going to have ulcers. From Wordnik.com. [Death of a Charming Man]
Her brothers were different — but perhaps not, she thought bleakly. From Wordnik.com. [The Rich Man's Royal Mistress]
She said bleakly, “What if Tossie and Terence are already married?”. From Wordnik.com. [To Say Nothing of the Dog]
She looked at him bleakly, and he returned her glance with one equally bleak. From Wordnik.com. [The Moon out of Reach] Reference
"I just don't keep up with progress," Gusterson said, shaking his head bleakly. From Wordnik.com. [The Creature from Cleveland Depths] Reference
"Different stuff," she said rather bleakly, "nothing to do with Cill or Grace.". From Wordnik.com. [Disordered Minds]
To this bleakly beautiful country, also for a long time, have trekked filmmakers. From Wordnik.com. [A River Runs Through It] Reference
If the media is painting a bleak picture, they're apt to see things fairly bleakly. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 24, 2003] Reference
"A couple of people have told me, 'Buy a BMW, you'll fit right in'," he says bleakly. From Wordnik.com. [Falling Through The Cracks] Reference
If we're discouraged, if we're not resolute, they're apt to see things pretty bleakly. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 24, 2003] Reference
Spain was a closed, bleakly authoritarian society that many citizens yearned to escape. From Wordnik.com. [The Cool Pragmatist] Reference
In the bleakly burgeoning annals of this field, every case seems worse than the one before. From Wordnik.com. [When Kids Molest Kids] Reference
Lucy bleakly surveyed the snowswept vista, wishing for the bitterness to pronounce it ugly. From Wordnik.com. [Thief Of Hearts]
Swanson looked at Jolly, bleakly and for a long time, then turned to me and shook his head. From Wordnik.com. [Ice Station Zebra]
The outskirts of the town were coming in sight; grey houses bleakly climbing chalky heights. From Wordnik.com. [The Daughters of Danaus] Reference
He went into the newly painted bathroom and looked bleakly at the shower unit over the bath. From Wordnik.com. [Death of a Charming Man]
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