| That is, the space and lineation achieve aural and visual effects which materially reinforce the poetic message of bleakness. |
| The vibrant colors used accentuate the lushness of a forest, the frigidness atop high mountains, and the bleakness of a smoky factory. |
| I was greeted by grey bleakness and a scratchy woolen blanket and a hard wooden floor. |
| Harper cited the unending toxicness of the election and a certain bleakness in West Baltimore as reasons for change. |
| They can't blame the frustrations of inner-city poverty for their actions, or the bleakness of life on a grim estate. |
| Several film noir techniques are used to enhance the film's melancholic bleakness. |
