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Meanings of dismal place in English

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Usage of dismal place in English
1
Few men would choose to remain long in such a dismal place.
The Chessmen of Mars
2
In 1561 the world was a dismal place for anyone named MacGregor.
Heaven and the heather
3
Minstrels, it appears, are not to be found in that dismal place:-
Dreamthorp / A Book of Essays Written in the Country
4
The waiting room was a dismal place, and the hallway was worse.
Accident
5
He is actually 'letting the sunlight through,' even in this dismal place.
A Book of Quaker Saints
6
A transfixing eye in that dismal place-butinstantly it turned to dust.
Vampire forensics: uncovering the origins of an enduring legend
7
He saw it last winter in a dismal place on the Toul sector.
The War Romance of the Salvation Army
8
It was a dismal place, especially in the fog and darkness.
Within The Enemy's Lines
9
The poor sycamore was dying of ennui in this dismal place.
A Romance of Youth — Volume 1
10
This is a dismal place in some moods of the mind.
Twice-Told Tales
11
There were also in this dismal place nine thieves, murderers, etc.
American Prisoners of the Revolution
12
I have told you what a dismal place my brother had in Wisconsin.
The Girls at Mount Morris
13
It was a dismal place, and the owls hooted at us.
A Roman Singer
14
We ascended the stairs again, and departed at last from that dismal place.
The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Complete
15
Then there grew the certainty that she was not alone in this dismal place.
Castle Craneycrow
16
Thus a whole year went by in this dismal place.
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
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Dismal place through the time
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common