Sentence examples for bleak competition from inspiring English sources

On his final attempt in the shot-put Friday, Cantwell let loose with a good put for the first time all night, grabbing a silver medal out of a bleak competition for the three most dominant athletes in the event.

Lower-skilled workers confront bleak opportunities and intense competition, especially in the United States.

Failing that, he might consider a switch to the US Cart series, although the future of that competition looks bleak and the first race next season has already been postponed.

Yet it could be an opportunity for the Olympics to live up to its lofty ideals, to promote tolerance and educate a new generation about one of the bleakest points in the competition's history.

Wednesday's game against Slovakia appears decisive – lose that and their prospects (assuming their 'supporters' behave and keep them in the competition) will look bleak before the final game with Wales.

Stateside, the prospects for domestic first-class look bleak because of the growing competition from personal-use jets.

"It's very bleak when it comes to competitions," added the 34-year-old.

You've made it through bleak winters, freshmen housing, intense pong competitions, all-nighters and nasty bouts of senioritis.

The Sundance Film Festival's grand jury prize in the United States dramatic competition was given to the bleak movie "Winter's Bone" on Saturday night, while the war picture "Restrepo," above, won the grand jury prize for a domestic documentary.

An even bleaker prospect is ahead for the Yankees' competition.

Unlike last year's competition, when a lineup of films bleak in tone and worldview dominated, this year's batch collectively strike a more uplifting chord, or at least a more introspective one.