On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Dour. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as dogged or moody and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Dour meaning
- Stern, harsh and forbidding.
- Unyielding and obstinate.
- Expressing gloom or melancholy.
Synonyms of Dour
Using Dour
- The main meaning on this page is: Stern, harsh and forbidding. | Unyielding and obstinate. | Expressing gloom or melancholy.
- Useful related words include: dogged, moody, glum, glowering.
- In the example corpus, dour often appears in combinations such as: the dour, dour and, and dour.
Context around Dour
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 11 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dour
- In this selection, "dour" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, own, pfizer, somewhat, versions, forecast and tone stand out and add context to how "dour" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a somewhat dour affair one and and pfizer dour guidance at. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dour" sits close to words such as accrington, airfoil and airstrip, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dour
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He’s just a dour, isolated, arrogant man. (8 words)
Defense firm Lockheed forecasts dour 2024 profit on supply chain woesreuters. (11 words)
Our dour Andy winning us round by cracking risqué jokes — what a comeback! (13 words)
Senegalese superstar Youssou N’Dour lends his commanding vocal presence to “Kambengwo,” and Israeli-Yemenite singer Ravid Kahalani of Yemen Blues adds pure, yearning tones to “Kafaroo” that raise goose bumps in the song’s gentle, lullaby-like setting. (39 words)
Investing.com -- Here is your Pro Recap of the biggest earnings reports you may have missed this week: Cheery news from Apple and Pfizer, dour guidance at AMD, and sliding shares at Starbucks despite an earnings beat. (37 words)
As a politician, the governor who is hardly showing any signs that his time in office will be an improvement on the deceptively dour period of his predecessor must have his eyes on the 2027 elections. (36 words)
Why are small-business owners feeling so dour at a time when the gross domestic product is growing? (18 words)
Our dour Andy winning us round by cracking risqué jokes — what a comeback! (13 words)
Example sentences (20)
But alas, they are rehearsed and dour versions of every other Tragic Diva story.
Despite that dour forecast, the Fed's policymakers agreed last week to forgo a rate hike for the first time in 11 meetings dating back to March 2022.
For Ferguson, it’s about keeping his poise in high-pressure situations and avoiding the kind of ninth-inning meltdown that set a dour tone for the rest of the recent trip.
Geelong's three behinds were the only scores of a dour third term, but the floodgates finally opened in the final quarter as Julia Crockett-Grills, Renee Garing, Aishling Moloney, and Parry all registered goals.
He had plenty of opportunities to showcase this range across the show; Phlox had a whimsical side that stood out next to his more dour castmates, but he was far from a total clown.
In helping bring peace to the quiet domestic life of one Deirdre and Evelyn, the prime Evelyn gets one step closer to saving her daughter from her own dour fate.
Investing.com -- Here is your Pro Recap of the biggest earnings reports you may have missed this week: Cheery news from Apple and Pfizer, dour guidance at AMD, and sliding shares at Starbucks despite an earnings beat.
It’s a somewhat dour affair, one thankfully leavened by the setting, a hot, muggy and lush New Orleans, and the casualness of Henry’s performance.
Nike is compelling here for longer-term investors, and I think the sentiment has really gotten dour on the stock in the last few months.
Other artistes who featured on the album included Shaggy, Shatta Wale, Popcaan, Mádé Kuti, Youssou N'Dour, and Beenie Man, among others.
Our dour Andy winning us round by cracking risqué jokes — what a comeback!
Senegalese superstar Youssou N’Dour lends his commanding vocal presence to “Kambengwo,” and Israeli-Yemenite singer Ravid Kahalani of Yemen Blues adds pure, yearning tones to “Kafaroo” that raise goose bumps in the song’s gentle, lullaby-like setting.
Vicki Graham brings real emotion to the role of Hannah, Freddie’s dying mother, while Derek Flynn is a snarling contradiction as the dour father who is impossible to please.
And with its financing picture dour, investors will want to hear how Fisker plans to work its way out of this mess.
As a politician, the governor who is hardly showing any signs that his time in office will be an improvement on the deceptively dour period of his predecessor must have his eyes on the 2027 elections.
Defense firm Lockheed forecasts dour 2024 profit on supply chain woesreuters.
Del Rey has become an icon for the dour and terminally online, in no small part to her well-known shtick: being too cool and half there.
He’s just a dour, isolated, arrogant man.
Just felt like a dour note to end the show on, It would've been fantastic if it just ended with Lois and Clark getting old and enjoying being with the grandkids.
Why are small-business owners feeling so dour at a time when the gross domestic product is growing?
Common combinations with dour
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: