Mr. Ando's building did not put on airs but stood aside in what was still rather a dreary street.

When Kim stopped abruptly to look back, the girl found no trouble stepping out of sight, along this dreary street that led to the waterfront.

After he'd vanished down the dreary street, she went out in another direction.

I had taken the bus into Owlsburg once, looked around at the dreary streets, and returned immediately.

The surgery looked dreary in the dreary street, but once inside, that was all changed.

She walked to the window overlooking the dreary street.

And then 74 to travel home late, maybe for an hour on the subway, to some dreary dwelling on a dreary street.

This rather dreary, rather grimy street - one of a warren of streets very like itself.

Darkness touched the dreary street with romance.

Finally, a silvery Dodge van appeared, lending sparkle to a dreary Midtown street.