Sentence examples for dour seems from inspiring English sources

Mr. Putin, as a political unknown whose disposition to the Western eye is somewhat dour, seems unlikely to achieve with Mr. Clinton the easy-going "Boris and Bill" chemistry that dominated during Mr. Yeltsin's two terms.

Phil's dour fatalism seems like the residue of a wry, optimistic wit.

If Celia's last-minute attraction to Jordan Laroya's dour Oliver seems unlikely — blame Shakespeare for the contrivance — Maria Tholl always imbues the lady with a pert sense of the ridiculous.

His dour affect seemed to subdue Karen.

This late action made the preceding dour fare seem all the more disappointing.

Piazza's teammates, who have begun to tease the All-Star catcher about his dour mood, seemed genuinely happy for him.

To claim that the experience will brighten the dour months ahead seems perverse.

Mouna is the strong-willed oldest, who at 39 seems dour and lonely.

Life seems dour until only moves to 6 and matters become ambiguous.

" If all this seems dour, Tagaq is also keen to stress Inuit success stories and the strength of Inuit women (her mother has a BA in education, "that's quite a leap in one generation," she points out).

HE USUALLY seems rather dour, but you wouldn't have known it on the night of Monday January 19th.