It had come to a dismal end.

The foreign trade bill that Congress expects to complete this week had a bad beginning, a tormented middle and a dismal end.

The meal had come to a dismal end.

Well," he said, "your allegory would have a dismal end if you worked it out.

But I had lost all self-confidence and began to stammer so badly that the reading came to a dismal end.

Near the dismal end, Williams pumped out a double fault, her sixth, to trail, 5-0.

Now, he faces charges of stealing and taking bribes - charges that a judge said would most likely spell a "dismal end" to his career.

A dismal end by any account,' sighed Jovil.

The venture came to a dismal end four months later.

Many doubted in their hearts, wondering to what dismal end their journey led.