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Discover LudwigThe phrase "bleak image" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a visual representation or metaphor that conveys a sense of desolation, hopelessness, or starkness.
Example: "The artist's latest painting presents a bleak image of a deserted landscape, evoking feelings of loneliness and despair."
Alternatives: "grim picture" or "dismal portrayal".
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The title of his memoir is a characteristically bleak image.
A great part of the security process seems designed to prevent the publication of a bleak image of a royal in the court dock.
It is unfortunate therefore that your article painted a picture that reinforces the bleak image of the area without pointing out the positives.
It seems the emphasis on the horrors of slavery, including the commemoration of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act's bicentenary in 2007, can leave many, especially the young, with a very bleak image of black history.
In recent days, though, the focus has narrowed to the bleak image of a widow, framed by the arches of the High Court, sobbing in frustration at the latest in a series of legal setbacks that have blocked her efforts to secure full disclosure about the circumstances of her husband's death.
A precursor to The Hunger Games, Divergent and the huge range of dystopian fiction which is captivating us all now, Uglies paints a bleak image of a future where going under the knife is a necessary right of passage when you turn 16.
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Mr. Mandela has used riotous colors to soften the bleak images and to hint at his triumph over age and adversity.
Osborne had every right to feel aggrieved when the OBR's assessment conjured up bleak images of The Road to Wigan Pier.
Television commercials and print advertisements show them bleak images, often in black and white, of unhappy children whose lives could be better.
Click here to view more bleak images of Detroit's decline The signs of mass departure can be seen everywhere; 70,000 homes in the city stand empty, cracked crumbling ruins that once housed happy families during Motor City's heyday.
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