How to Use glum in a Sentence

glum

adjective
  • There was a glum silence in the room.
  • There's no need to look so glum—things will get better soon.
  • So, then, did one glum little scene in a Carnoustie car park.
    — Chuck Culpepper, The Denver Post, 21 July 2019
  • Merritt sings in a glum, flat baritone.
    — New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Winter needn’t be so glum, after all.
    — Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The recent rise in prices has left many consumers feeling glum.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 May 2026
  • There are a few too many glum monologues about the burden of wearing a mask.
    — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2025
  • For Pelosi and the Democrats, the address was a much more glum event.
    — Laurie Kellman, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Feb. 2020
  • But Fraser doesn’t play him with a heavy, glum, downbeat vibe.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Sep. 2022
  • At this year’s event, despite a roaring stock market, the mood was glum.
    — Michelle Celarier, Daily Intelligencer, 27 Oct. 2017
  • Ravens fans should take heart from his eagerness, even at the end of a glum weekend.
    — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Senior figures were glum in the weeks after.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • The dates will be postponed and rescheduled, the country star told fans in the glum video.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 9 May 2023
  • Here are a few essential tips on how to turn your space from glum to glam — all on a budget.
    — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 30 Oct. 2019
  • After a long, glum winter of batch soups and stews, the first warm day of spring sent him reeling.
    — Helen Longstreth, The New Yorker, 17 July 2022
  • But there are plenty of other reasons to feel glum about Italy.
    — The Economist, 31 May 2018
  • American experts are glum about what will happen in schools this fall.
    — Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2021
  • In Dallas, bands struck up tunes to try to cheer the glum listeners on their way home.
    — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026
  • Huh, a little glum for the cheery holiday season, dontchya think?
    — Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 21 Nov. 2023
  • When pressed about what legislators would do if a deal is not reached, Beyer was glum.
    — Gordon R. Friedman, OregonLive.com, 20 June 2017
  • The mood is glum and resigned, but that means that Chance can’t rely on his own liveliness.
    — Jon Caramanica, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2019
  • The mood is glum and resigned, but that means that Chance can’t rely on his own liveliness.
    — Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 29 July 2019
  • Fey asked a smiling Reynolds, who quickly grew glum and suspicious.
    — Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 17 Feb. 2025
  • The Connecticut guys, who had started to look glum around halftime, must have run out of luck.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 10 Nov. 2019
  • Voters in the state also remain glum about the country’s future.
    — Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2022
  • The Hustle Not everything is glum, of course.
    — Mark Dent, HubSpot, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Opposite Earl stays glum for a few miles but then rallies and still wants to go to this other girl’s house.
    — Lee Durkee, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2020
  • Her bubbly energy has a perfect foil in Delaney, so tall and so glum.
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Aug. 2024
  • In his pocket was a glum note, and around his neck was a container holding Jane’s ashes.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024
  • Sarandos was seen exiting the White House complex with a glum look on his face.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026

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