How to Use dreary in a Sentence

dreary

adjective

• It was a gray, dreary morning.
• The family struggled through dreary economic times.
• Busch’s success in O.C. came at a dreary time for the church.
  — Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2023
• Forget the mud, the cold, dreary weather, and the traffic.
  — Annie Ernaux, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2023
• If this all sounds rather dreary, well, a lot of it is.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2021
• The weather is dark and dreary, thick clouds with a misty rain.
  — Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 8 Dec. 2019
• And who wants to be trapped in a space that feels dreary and boring?
  — Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Mar. 2023
• The desert mountains and dreary glaciers are my refuge.
  — Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 23 May 2018
• How dreary would be the world if there was no Santa Claus!
  — Carlos R. Muñoz, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Feb. 2023
• That means there are still dark, dreary, windy days ahead.
  — Debbi Kickham, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
• Don’t let dreary weather dull your style – these Rain Boots are here to save the day.
  — Samantha Booth, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2023
• Today will be cold and dreary with off and on rain throughout the day and evening.
  — Dallas News, 22 Jan. 2020
• White paint everywhere turned the room from dark and dreary to bright and fresh.
  — Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2021
• As a Red Sox fan things have been pretty dull and dreary.
  — Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 27 Mar. 2024
• Thank you, Jim, for bringing a lot more cheer to the dreary picture.
  — Ashley Hoffman, Time, 14 May 2018
• On a dreary rainy day, the Mustangs left no doubt in a commanding 15-2 win over the Raiders.
  — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2023
• One block looks dreary and abandoned, the next loved and restored.
  — Dan Rodricks, baltimoresun.com, 4 May 2018
• Even if the weather feels dark and dreary, your hair color doesn't have to be.
  — Taylyn Washington-Harmon, Health.com, 16 Sep. 2020
• Finally a light at the end of this damp and dreary tunnel.
  — Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2022
• That was so dreary because then, the shelters were cleaned out of dogs.
  — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 21 May 2021
• It’s dreary and muggy, but rain chances will be rather low tonight.
  — Dallas News, 27 Apr. 2021
• The beer choice is apt, since the event occurs during the cold and dreary month of February.
  — Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2023
• Into each life some rain must fall, Some days must be dark and dreary.
  — Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2021
• The cold, wet weather made life on the streets more dreary and dangerous.
  — Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2021
• The good news: Sunday will be the last day of pretty dreary weather in the Northeast.
  — Daniel Manzo, ABC News, 30 May 2021
• That could have meant a dark and dreary descent to reach the lower levels.
  — Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2022
• The hot pink used here pops off the gray cabinetry and brings cheer to dreary winter days.
  — Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2024
• One tester said her bright green pair helped cheer her up on a dreary winter day.
  — Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 11 Dec. 2024
• On a dreary day in October 2023, a pair of metal detectorists gathered at a field in the Netherlands.
  — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
• Not everything about January has to be dark and dreary.
  — Averi Baudler, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 11 Mar 2025