GLUM in a Sentence
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Example sentences for GLUM, such as:
1. The twins looked at each other glumly.
2. He was a charming mixture of glum and glee.
3. After dinner, Kate lapsed into a glum silence.
4. Kutuzov, his hands still pressed on the seat, glanced at him glumly.
5. 'A little dull for you, going back to Wragby,' said her father, noticing her glumness.
2. He was a charming mixture of glum and glee.
3. After dinner, Kate lapsed into a glum silence.
4. Kutuzov, his hands still pressed on the seat, glanced at him glumly.
5. 'A little dull for you, going back to Wragby,' said her father, noticing her glumness.
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Meanings and Examples of GLUM
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glum
a. showing a brooding ill humor
a. moody and melancholic
Classic Sentence:
1 Beside her perched the bow-legged little negro who had trained her horses and he looked as glum as his mistress.
2 "Aunt Dinah's glum, because she can't go to the ball," said Rosa.
3 To make use of a trivial word, that is to say, of a popular and a true word, it looked glum.
4 The twins looked at each other glumly.
5 She busied herself arranging the articles in the booth in more attractive display, while Scarlett sat and looked glumly around the room.
6 Kutuzov, his hands still pressed on the seat, glanced at him glumly.
7 'A little dull for you, going back to Wragby,' said her father, noticing her glumness.
Example Sentence:
1 He was a charming mixture of glum and glee.
2 After dinner, Kate lapsed into a glum silence.