dismals in a sentence

Examples

1. "It's been a dismal failure,"
2. But he didn't evade responsibility for the dismal showing.
3. But the sales growth fizzled; subsequent weeks have been dismal.
4. Even so, last week was especially dismal for new issues.
5. But is this dismal litany truly the consequence of presidential distraction?
6. A far cry from the dismal days at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
7. It only led to the Cowboys'performance looking more dismal.
8. Cleaves, on the other hand, endured another dismal performance.
9. It was an evening so seemingly dismal as to be transcendent.
10. The whole dismal mess glazed with a thin coat of ice.