On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Depressing. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as gloomy or dreary and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Depressing in a sentence
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Depressing meaning
- Causing depression or sadness.
- Causing a reduction in economic activity.
Synonyms of Depressing
Using Depressing
- The main meaning on this page is: Causing depression or sadness. | Causing a reduction in economic activity.
- Useful related words include: gloomy, uncheerful, cheerless, dreary.
- In the example corpus, depressing often appears in combinations such as: and depressing, most depressing, depressing and.
Context around Depressing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 7 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Depressing
- In this selection, "depressing" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, otherwise, bit, big, news, noting and photos stand out and add context to how "depressing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a bit depressing noting how and a pretty depressing week hasn. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "depressing" sits close to words such as chanted, chops and crimea, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with depressing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It's just so depressing. (5 words)
But it would be wrong to say this movie is depressing. (11 words)
But as these depressing photos show - little appears to have changed for the better. (14 words)
Both Juliet Rylance's Della Street and Chris Chalk's Paul Drake have been given significant storylines, and at times Chalk has found the whole thing a bit depressing, noting how many of the issues faced by his character are still prevalent today. (43 words)
Farhana Haque RahmanSo forgive us if for 2023 IPS takes a somewhat different approach, highlighting how humanity can do better, and how the big depressing picture should not obscure the myriad small but positive steps being taken out there. (39 words)
In what feels like an aesthetic cross between Sofia Coppola and Wes Anderson’s early works, Sin Fang, real name Sindri Már Sigfússon, lolls around the gorgeous but somehow depressing palazzo, waiting for the telephone to ring. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
And goodness knows we need to discover things which will cheer us up from the otherwise depressing news we are bombarded with each and every day in Broken Britain.
Both Juliet Rylance's Della Street and Chris Chalk's Paul Drake have been given significant storylines, and at times Chalk has found the whole thing a bit depressing, noting how many of the issues faced by his character are still prevalent today.
But as these depressing photos show - little appears to have changed for the better.
But it really is depressing when even the truly inspirational powerhouse that is Michelle Obama says the same thing.
But it would be wrong to say this movie is depressing.
Clausen talked to him later and helped him out of his depressing mental state.
Farhana Haque RahmanSo forgive us if for 2023 IPS takes a somewhat different approach, highlighting how humanity can do better, and how the big depressing picture should not obscure the myriad small but positive steps being taken out there.
Here, ordinary humans without magic are not only shunned by sorcerers, but also used in experiments by them and even killed, despite living separately, in a depressing and merciless place known as the "Hole".
Here, too, weather is always a factor with warm temperatures depressing daytime moose movement.
However, it all ends in tragedy with one of the most depressing sad movie endings.
I came away from reading that booklet with the depressing thought that those ATS women serving with men in the 1940s were probably more fulfilled and better respected than some women working with men today.
In what feels like an aesthetic cross between Sofia Coppola and Wes Anderson’s early works, Sin Fang, real name Sindri Már Sigfússon, lolls around the gorgeous but somehow depressing palazzo, waiting for the telephone to ring.
I often write about poverty, and while the subject can be depressing at times, I also regularly find reason to be inspired.
It does this in a way that feels more life-affirming than it does morbid or depressing, even though it doesn't sugarcoat things or have an over-reliance on being sentimental/feel-good.
It is a depressing admission that no group of supposedly-sensible people can discuss important matters without being divided into mutually-hostile, regimented pressure groups.
It occurs, Mommy Aquarius, the girl child-Taurus can seem depressing and you will sullen, particularly when the guy sleeps and you can does not want to trust his mom’s 2nd venture.
I try to focus on my job and not fantasise about her, but deep down I find the whole situation depressing.
It’s a depressing fact that films directed by previous winners have more chance of being nominated than those directed by newcomers.
It’s been a pretty depressing week hasn’t it, with the tragic loss of so many lives following the earthquake in Southern Turkey and Syria.
It's just so depressing.
Common combinations with depressing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and depressing 13×
- most depressing 11×
- depressing and 9×
- depressing to 9×
- is depressing 8×
- too depressing 8×
- the depressing 7×
- be depressing 7×
- more depressing 7×
- it depressing 6×