As they moved on, the land grew even more bleak.

The job market seems to be growing more bleak by the day, but there is at least one bright spot.

All day he rode west, and the country around him grew more bleak.

The lobbying effort comes as the economic picture is growing increasingly bleak for many states.

His face grew bleak once more, his eyes far away.

Their world, while never especially sunny, has grown far bleaker.

This is a day that's growing bleaker, and I feel my face has aged ten years.

The terrain grew bleak, uninhabitable for miles at a time.

The red light went out, and the atmosphere grew cold and bleak.

The prospects of that survival grew more bleak with each passing minute.