She felt the bleakness of the landscape press against her like a cold hand.

The poet's newest collection confronts the bleaknesses of modern life with tender honesty.

The bleaks of the city — empty billboards, shuttered shops, and cracked sidewalks — told a story no one wanted to hear.

She stared at the bleak fabric, its washed-out threads nearly devoid of color.

The heron scooped a silvery bleak from the shallow stream, its scales flashing in the morning light.

Researchers observed a school of Danube bleak near the riverbank at dawn, their silvery scales flashing in the pale light.

A sudden drop in temperature caused many Danube bleaks to seek deeper waters.