Examples of depressing in a Sentence
This rainy weather is depressing.
He paints a depressing picture of modern life.
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And books about cancer don’t have to be depressing.
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Terry McDonell 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
That was a bit depressing, that first paintbrush touching your skin.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 2 June 2025
What made Thursday night so depressing is that this is not your standard playoff-ending defeat.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2025
One of the more depressing scenes in a restaurant is seeing a couple on a date both staring at their phones and not engaging with each other.
—Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 24 May 2025
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Terry McDonell 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
That was a bit depressing, that first paintbrush touching your skin.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 2 June 2025
What made Thursday night so depressing is that this is not your standard playoff-ending defeat.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2025
One of the more depressing scenes in a restaurant is seeing a couple on a date both staring at their phones and not engaging with each other.
—Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 24 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for depressing
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“Depressing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depressing. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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