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Recent Examples of lugubrious Chu, however, takes Wicked very seriously indeed; so much so that he’s stretched out the musical’s 90-minute first act into a lugubrious two hours and 40 minutes, mostly by keeping the pacing slow and solemn. Constance Grady, Vox, 20 Nov. 2024 Same, too, with the lugubrious dance of the conclave itself, with its round after round of balloting and tallying and quiet reflecting. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024 In one of the most creative responses, U.K. actor Christopher Tester turned Trump’s words into a highly dramatic monologue set to lugubrious music. Leslie Katz, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024 The lugubrious creature surfaced next to the boat, cut across the bow, dived, then reemerged. Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for lugubrious
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lugubrious
Adjective
  • Party leaders asked their members ahead of the address to maintain a dignified and somber presence in the chamber during Trump's speech.
    Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The mix of Black trauma and White philanthropy created a peculiar vibe in the event space, at once somber and thrilling, mournful and hopeful.
    Nicholas Lalla, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Prospective Xbox players can hear the final version of the haunting, mournful Atlamaha-ha piece in EW’s exclusive reveal of a live-action music video shot for South of Midnight.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2025
  • In the mournful mid-section, keyboardist Rick Wakeman channels Bach on the pipe organ, recorded at a London church.
    Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Even the relatively staid premiere stole a handful of grim chuckles thanks to its guest star’s exceedingly blasé delivery of impossibly bleak news.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2025
  • However, experts have raised concerns about the health of the American economy, warning that the outlook for U.S. businesses and consumers may be bleak, a sentiment shared by many industry executives.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.
    David Mamet, National Review, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.
    Helen Shaw, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2021
Adjective
  • Researchers were surprised that the decrease in depressive symptoms was on par or even more significant than the reductions documented in studies of people taking antidepressant medications.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Tragically, they are killed by their mother, who drowns them in a manic depressive episode while their father is away on business.
    Nicole Briese, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Now the family is grappling with funeral arrangements for the young woman.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Their son Donny attended to all of the funeral arrangements with the help of his wife Jan, a nurse, and his daughters Andrea and Alicia.
    Phil Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Still, overall traffic expectations in Meridian are basically pretty depressing.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Depending on your point of view, either the depressing vibes outweigh the gorgeous animation or the gorgeous animation outweighs the depressing vibes.
    Jeremy Fassler, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, Long Live Curt, a tribute to a close friend who died, could fit on a DJ set with the heartbroken singalongs of fellow Floridians like St. Petersburg’s Rod Wave and Jacksonville’s Lil Poppa.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 14 Mar. 2025
  • But in a confessional, Stacey weeps while sympathizing with her heartbroken friend.
    Abigail Adams, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025

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“Lugubrious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lugubrious. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.

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