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  • adjective comparative form of bleak: more bleak

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Examples

  • The more unbelievers you rule, the clearer it becomes that their ongoing antagonism won’t be an asset, and the bleaker is the prospect of incurring their wrath by coercing them into conversion.

    One World, Under God 2009

  • The more unbelievers you rule, the clearer it becomes that their ongoing antagonism won’t be an asset, and the bleaker is the prospect of incurring their wrath by coercing them into conversion.

    One World, Under God 2009

  • In everyday life, the greater the distance between points A and B, and the more rugged the intervening landscape, the bleaker are the odds for success of a blindfolded walk, even—or perhaps especially—when following a simple-minded rule like “always climb higher; never back down.”

    The Edge of Evolution Michael J. Behe 2007

  • In everyday life, the greater the distance between points A and B, and the more rugged the intervening landscape, the bleaker are the odds for success of a blindfolded walk, even—or perhaps especially—when following a simple-minded rule like “always climb higher; never back down.”

    The Edge of Evolution Michael J. Behe 2007

  • In everyday life, the greater the distance between points A and B, and the more rugged the intervening landscape, the bleaker are the odds for success of a blindfolded walk, even—or perhaps especially—when following a simple-minded rule like “always climb higher; never back down.”

    The Edge of Evolution Michael J. Behe 2007

  • In everyday life, the greater the distance between points A and B, and the more rugged the intervening landscape, the bleaker are the odds for success of a blindfolded walk, even—or perhaps especially—when following a simple-minded rule like “always climb higher; never back down.”

    The Edge of Evolution Michael J. Behe 2007

  • With each passing second, his expression grew bleaker, more haunted, hollow.

    Sweet Dalliance Lisa Bingham 1994

  • With each passing second, his expression grew bleaker, more haunted, hollow.

    Sweet Dalliance Lisa Bingham 1994

  • Governor David Paterson indicated in a radio interview Tuesday that Bass Pro's future in Buffalo may be a bit "bleaker" given the current economic climate.

    unknown title 2009

  • Levy expects Canal Side to be open to the public by May 2011. earlier comments on WBEN Tuesday morning, Paterson said that a change in the way the state looks at development projects could certainly make the prospects of a Bass Pro store "bleaker"

    unknown title 2009

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