The phrase "a bleak event" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an event that is depressing, unfortunate, or lacking in hope.
Example: "The memorial service was a bleak event, filled with sorrow and reflection on the loss of a beloved community member."
Alternatives: "a dismal occasion" or "a grim affair."
In the late 1990s, the ocean's coral reefs experienced the first big wave of something called coral bleaching, a bleak event in which ocean conditions — most prominently higher temperatures — kill off or "bleach" parts of the reef, turning once-vibrant colors bland and damaging the entire reef ecosystem.
Cardinal John O'Connor is to be honored today in a majestic and intricately planned Roman Catholic funeral Mass that, though rooted in ancient traditions that viewed death as a bleak event, will celebrate his anticipated ascension into heaven and eternal life with God.
A21 NEW YORK/REGION B1-8 In Ritual for Cardinal, Faith in Everlasting Life Cardinal John O'Connor is to be honored today in a majestic and intricately planned funeral Mass that, though rooted in ancient traditions that viewed death as a bleak event, will celebrate what believers see as his ascension into heaven.
That attitude sums up much of the positive news that has leaked out about Giffords's progress and the happy spin put on it by an American media eager to wrest something good from an unbearably bleak event.
The past year has been especially unnerving, with one bleak event after another, and it is more than acidic politics that have soured the national mood.
A plane crash, a broken engagement, and an attempted murder-suicide are among the many bleak events presented with a farcical wink in this social satire of marriage, courtship, and generational conflict.
A loftier assumption would have it that the bleak events of recent history have inspired a collective will to go back and reverse course.
Photocopied imagery from newspapers and other print media emphasizes bleak events; AIDS figures prominently.
Challenged by the week's bleak events, he and his ministers have been lashing out at Labour for "exploiting" the south Lebanon imbroglio for electoral ends.
In a bleak summary of events, he warned: "Human, civilised society has lost the battle against barbarism".
He laid out a bleak sequence of events: homeowners defaulting on mortgages, trillions of dollars of mortgage-backed securities unraveling worldwide and the global financial system shuddering to a halt.
