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Glumly is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Glumly in a sentence

Glumly | Glum | Glumness

Glumly meaning

In a glum manner.

Synonyms of Glumly

dourly sullenly

Using Glumly

  • The main meaning on this page is: In a glum manner.
  • Useful related words include: dourly, sullenly.

Context around Glumly

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Glumly

  • In this selection, "glumly" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 30.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, eat and accept stand out and add context to how "glumly" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include proceeding to glumly eat a and tells them glumly that the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "glumly" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with glumly

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Attempting to translate your old social habits to Zoom or FaceTime is like going vegetarian and proceeding to glumly eat a diet of just tofurkey. (25 words)

Johnson may have hoped that the EU was desperate enough to avoid the damage from a no-deal Brexit that they’d glumly accept his ultimatum. (26 words)

Though the Winchesters assumed she must have gone to Heaven when she died, Eileen tells them, glumly, that the Hellhound dragged her to Hell; she then became one of the recently released spirits when Chuck breached the underworld's barrier. (40 words)

Though the Winchesters assumed she must have gone to Heaven when she died, Eileen tells them, glumly, that the Hellhound dragged her to Hell; she then became one of the recently released spirits when Chuck breached the underworld's barrier. (40 words)

Johnson may have hoped that the EU was desperate enough to avoid the damage from a no-deal Brexit that they’d glumly accept his ultimatum. (26 words)

Attempting to translate your old social habits to Zoom or FaceTime is like going vegetarian and proceeding to glumly eat a diet of just tofurkey. (25 words)

Example sentences (3)

Attempting to translate your old social habits to Zoom or FaceTime is like going vegetarian and proceeding to glumly eat a diet of just tofurkey.

Johnson may have hoped that the EU was desperate enough to avoid the damage from a no-deal Brexit that they’d glumly accept his ultimatum.

Though the Winchesters assumed she must have gone to Heaven when she died, Eileen tells them, glumly, that the Hellhound dragged her to Hell; she then became one of the recently released spirits when Chuck breached the underworld's barrier.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "glumly" in a sentence?
An example: "Attempting to translate your old social habits to Zoom or FaceTime is like going vegetarian and proceeding to glumly eat a diet of just tofurkey." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "glumly" from authentic English texts.
What does "glumly" mean?
Glumly means: In a glum manner.
What are synonyms of "glumly"?
Common synonyms of "glumly" include: dourly, sullenly.
How many example sentences with "glumly" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "glumly", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.