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I have not tried the evening fishing, but at all other times of day have found them the "dourest" of trout, and they grow dourer.

Angling Sketches Andrew Lang 1878

Human interaction redoubles as the sun strengthens, turning even the dourest farmers into extroverts.

Spring's here: skylarks overhead, moles in the garden, moths in the bathroom 2011

But the truth is no one (not even the dourest Reconstructionist Christian or Orthodox Jew) takes everything any religion teaches completely seriously, let alone practices it faithfully.

Frank Schaeffer: Eradicate Fundamentalism In All Its Forms 2010

Has President Obama, the man who made even the dourest of liberals smile in 2008, finally made the left not just grouchy but downright angry?

Watch Your Back 2010

Swonk, who I can assure you stood humbled by her own lapses in crystal-ball-gazing - she only mentioned it about ten times in the first few minutes of her talk - was the dourest of the bunch.

Esther J. Cepeda: Rational Exuberance: Executives' Club of Chicago Economic Forecast 2009 2009

The dourest of men, Ralph Rosenblum was the editorial genius behind many of the great modern film comedies, including the first films of Woody Allen, Herb Gardiner and Mel Brooks.

Five Best 2008

The dourest of men, Ralph Rosenblum was the editorial genius behind many of the great modern film comedies, including the first films of Woody Allen, Herb Gardiner and Mel Brooks.

Lights, Camera, 2008

Even the dourest of my colleagues, like Mike and Margaret, were wearing bright colors and broad smiles.

Confederacy of Silence Richard Rubin 2002

Even the dourest of my colleagues, like Mike and Margaret, were wearing bright colors and broad smiles.

Confederacy of Silence Richard Rubin 2002

Even the dourest of my colleagues, like Mike and Margaret, were wearing bright colors and broad smiles.

Confederacy of Silence Richard Rubin 2002