The speaker of these stunning poems appears heartbroken and haunted yet filled with abrupt passion and resistance to loss -- uncompromising, uncheerful but "acquainted with the night" -- an insomniac's rhapsody. ❋ Carol Muske-Dukes (2011)
Bent on inspiring him with enthusiasm equal to her own, she declined to dampen what sparks he had caught by anything so uncheerful as a cold meal. ❋ Unknown (2010)
And here's another thing that has cheered immensely in these 4 terribly uncheerful years: The Democrats held the majority for 40 years. ❋ Unknown (2009)
I don't want to repeat my rather uncheerful comment on Yelli's blog from the other day Sorry, Y! but suffice to say I'm an exile of love, to use Snooker's words. ❋ C N Heidelberg (2009)
But, upon last night's caucus results after cheering for Obama in my mind I couldn't help but see millions of less than happy people do a very good updated shocked impression of a scene straight out of Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles when Sheriff Bart was first spotted and rode into a cheering and band-playing town, and then things went into uncheerful and no band-playing mode with some illuminating singular commentary. ❋ Steven Barnes (2008)
He obviously didn't want to be there (hell, neither did I), and I was feeling like his uncheerful mood was my fault. ❋ Unknown (2005)
There were commonly no towns near the stations, which were not always uncheerful; sometimes there were flower-beds, unless my memory deceives me. ❋ Unknown (2004)
Nor was he uncheerful in his cold garret and with his empty stomach, for ❋ Unknown (2003)
When no longer called upon to speak or listen — either of which operations cost him an evident effort — his face would briefly subside into its former not uncheerful quietude. ❋ Unknown (2002)
He was determined to keep Ender from learning anything, though he'd not be uncheerful about it. ❋ Card, Orson Scott (1986)
The Kirkasanters were not an uncheerful folk, on the whole, but some of their ideals looked austere. ❋ ANDERSON, Poul (1981)
The scene was curious, but by no means uncheerful. ❋ Various (N/A)
Clyde, but he had no news to bring me until two days before my trial, when he came into my cell with a grave but not uncheerful countenance. ❋ David Christie Murray (N/A)
"He did indeed," said the lady with an uncheerful smile, and there the subject dropped for the time. ❋ Various (N/A)
That could be explained in part by the fact that uncheerful letters could not pass the German but could pass the British censor. ❋ George Pearson (N/A)
Mary presently came back alone, and the lessened but not uncheerful group downstairs settled down to a vigil. ❋ Kathleen Thompson Norris (1923)
When no longer called upon to speak or listeneither of which operations cost him an evident efforthis face would briefly subside into its former not uncheerful quietude. ❋ Unknown (1917)
With his face partially lathered he heard a knock at the door, and sang out a not uncheerful "Come in." ❋ Mary Roberts Rinehart (1917)
