She wandered through the drear moor, feeling the hush of a world forgotten.

A peculiar drear settled over the moor, muffling even the cries of distant birds.

His drearing weighed on him like a leaden cloak.

After hours of staring at the gray landscape, she was overcome by a deep drearness that refused to lift.

After the funeral, he felt surrounded by drears that stole the sunlight from the room.

She stared out the rain-streaked window and sighed drearily, as if all her plans had faded.

After weeks of nonstop rain, the city felt like the dreariest place on earth.

The town looked even drearier after the factory closed and the last café shut its doors.

The dreariness of the overcast morning made it difficult to find motivation.

The dreary office made everyone move through their tasks in a mechanical, joyless way.