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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a depressing one" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that evokes feelings of sadness or gloom, often referring to a situation, story, or experience.
Example: "The movie was a depressing one, leaving the audience in silence as the credits rolled."
Alternatives: "a disheartening one" or "a bleak one."
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While this isn't a new epoch — chart bothering dance music, from "Music Sounds Better With You" to "You Don't Know Me" to "Needin' U" has always leant on the pre-existing — it is a depressing one.
Some will find that sentiment a depressing one.
It is a heartbreaking book, but not a depressing one.
It was a familiar story but still a depressing one.
That is a terrible confession, and a depressing one.
At first glance, the story is a depressing one.
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The story has grown into a novel, which we expect, once he finishes it, to be as lonely and harrowing and great as this story, which recounts the tale of a young pregnant couple, a seedy mermaid bar, and a depressing one-night stand.
"This is a marvellous article but a thoroughly depressing one – what are the solutions?
The Washington wife-and-husband writing team of Eleanor Clift and Tom Brazaitis have done a most comprehensive job, and a most depressing one, though that was clearly not their intention.
As someone who is engaged in activism on a number of fronts, this realisation has been a hugely depressing one.
January is both an incredibly inspiring time, and a downright depressing one.
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