Sentence examples for a pessimistic backdrop from inspiring English sources

The optimistic note is struck against a pessimistic backdrop.

Negative earnings reports from technology companies and disappointing economic news from Europe and Japan provided a a pessimistic backdrop for stocks last week.

"Against a pessimistic backdrop, this report shows the global public's tendency towards nostalgia, allied to a strong sense that traditions are important, and a desire for a slower pace of life and simplification," said Ben Page, Ipsos Mori's chief executive.

It was a pessimistic message.

Edelman strikes a pessimistic note.

But he concluded on a pessimistic note.

Those facts support a pessimistic interpretation.

But this is not a pessimistic conclusion.

"Other people have a pessimistic message.

­Amrith ends on a pessimistic note.

Economists offer a pessimistic view on manufacturing.