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.

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 Meanings and Examples of GLUM
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
glum
 a.  sullen look; a frown; quality or state of being moody, melancholy, and gloomy
Classic Sentence:
1  Beside her perched the bow-legged little negro who had trained her horses and he looked as glum as his mistress.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIX
2  "Aunt Dinah's glum, because she can't go to the ball," said Rosa.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
3  To make use of a trivial word, that is to say, of a popular and a true word, it looked glum.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER I—WELL CUT
4  The twins looked at each other glumly.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
5  She busied herself arranging the articles in the booth in more attractive display, while Scarlett sat and looked glumly around the room.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
6  Kutuzov, his hands still pressed on the seat, glanced at him glumly.
War and Peace 4 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 10: CHAPTER XV
7  'A little dull for you, going back to Wragby,' said her father, noticing her glumness.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 18
Example Sentence:
1  He was a charming mixture of glum and glee.
2  After dinner, Kate lapsed into a glum silence.