It documented "a dismal history of inaction and incompetence."

Their dismal history suggests that a broken bone to a key player is not far away.

He concludes that from the fact that the two countries have dismal economic histories, but dismal doesn't mean the same.

This year they get another chance to eradicate at least part of their dismal history.

For most of the last century, until a few years ago, Philadelphia, despite the Phillies' dismal history, was always considered a great baseball town.

The Nets were facing a dismal history here.

The country has had a dismal political history.

Although black film making in America dates back to the days of the silents, it has had a dismal and frustrating history.

They exist out there on the cable system, a turnpike franchise, a low-rent outfit with a dismal history.

But I'm allergic to anything with fur and have a dismal history with suicidal goldfish.