I never
found the season so dreary
before; but this happy meeting will make us young again.
Dreary inaction.
A
rather dreary
building at the best of times.
Sarah had lied and rebelled, but she was fun; life had never
seemed dreary
with her in the house.
Dreary suburbs.
General condition: the station is looking
somewhat dreary
at the moment - a repaint or, even better, rebuild would be nice.
General condition: the station is
looking somewhat dreary
at the moment - a repaint or, even better, rebuild would be nice.
Dreary winter
's afternoon.
At least the dashboard is well laid out and the yellow clocks are a colorful addition to an
otherwise dreary
color scheme.
But running around soon
becomes as dreary
as running around in real life.
Dreary, shadowy existence
in a dungeon like place.
His situation in hollywood, while eminently successful, is
pretty dreary.
We may use plurals, although this can
get dreary
after a while.
Dreary afternoon!
Winds and rain they sound
so dreary
yet thou listens for my feet.
Dreary winter weather!
The whole thing looks drab and is
very dreary
and depressing, without being particularly moving.
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