"The whole country appeared so dreary and dismal, so forsaken and cursed of the Almighty, that it reminded me every day of the curse pronounced against Babylon," one traveler remarked.
She asked "how could anyone follow the Opening Ceremony for entertainment?", challenged "the logic" of clips of artists such as Bush and Bowie who had "declined to appear", and said that the fashion section was "dreary".
Looking apprehensive, the Afghans appear swathed in robes and headgear whose bold colors mock dreary U.S. Army camouflage.
Some of Corbyn's supporters appear to be divas too, furrowing their brows in theatrical sadness at the dreary lack of vision of people like me – don't I want to get involved in this exciting political experiment?
Finally, a silvery Dodge van appeared, lending sparkle to a dreary Midtown street.
(Few appeared to with Brothers, a dreary Yankification of a Danish original from 2004).
In the nineties, Elvis Costello put out so much erratic material that he became an acquired taste; after his past few records, especially last year's dreary, torchy "North," it appeared that he might have to be deacquisitioned.
Indeed, this time last year they appeared to be on course for a dreary struggle against relegation before embarking upon an astonishing run of just two defeats from their final 28 games to secure an unlikely fourth-place finish.
The Giants' record was 7-4, but after routs in two consecutive home losses, it appeared they were about to stumble to another dreary finish.
Together with the City Planning Department and the Municipal Arts Society, he is about to publish a book on the dreary plazas and arcades that have appeared since 1961.
