doom and gloom
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- doom-and-gloom adjective
Example Sentences
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This positions bitcoin as a more long-term play, but in her opinion, current bitcoin doom and gloom will look “as dated as the early internet bubble calls.”
From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026
Do these problems bode perpetual doom and gloom for Africa?
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
“Despite some of the doom and gloom that a lot of people were suggesting, we ended in record territory,” Hacegaba said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026
"It's not hype anymore. But it's not doom and gloom."
From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025
All of this doom and gloom was just making things worse.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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