dim view
noun
: a bad opinion
The author's dim view of politicians is apparent throughout the book.
She takes a dim view of human nature.
Examples of dim view in a Sentence
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That dim view of human compulsion thankfully has shifted in recent decades.
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Zachary Siegel, Scientific American, 9 July 2024
This has created a particularly dim view of the economy among voters: 78 percent of Brits said the economy is in poor shape in a recent Pew Research Center survey, some of the grimmest views of any country Pew surveyed this year.
—Kaleigh Rogers, ABC News, 3 July 2024
From the start of the campaign, Biden’s team has painted a relatively dim view of how the election would unfold.
—Michael Scherer, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
Something similar may be about to happen with rats, at least in Europe, where regulators are taking an increasingly dim view on the use of anticoagulant rodenticides.
—Alena Botros, Fortune Europe, 22 June 2024
For those with a dim view of subway safety, the MTA has a solution: LED lighting fixtures.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2024
This tepid response has only reaffirmed the dim view in the region of Western policy regarding Syria.
—Emile Hokayem, Foreign Affairs, 23 May 2023
For pro-Palestinian progressives, the electoral moment offers both promise and peril: Younger voters take an increasingly dim view of Israel, and polls show that support for a cease-fire has ticked upward among the general public.
—Ross Barkan, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
Local authorities are taking an increasingly dim view of folks like Hale and show little hesitation in pursuing them for even minor infractions as the company continues to seize their land through eminent domain.
—Katie Myers, WIRED, 20 Jan. 2024
Zachary Siegel, Scientific American, 9 July 2024
This has created a particularly dim view of the economy among voters: 78 percent of Brits said the economy is in poor shape in a recent Pew Research Center survey, some of the grimmest views of any country Pew surveyed this year.
—Kaleigh Rogers, ABC News, 3 July 2024
From the start of the campaign, Biden’s team has painted a relatively dim view of how the election would unfold.
—Michael Scherer, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
Something similar may be about to happen with rats, at least in Europe, where regulators are taking an increasingly dim view on the use of anticoagulant rodenticides.
—Alena Botros, Fortune Europe, 22 June 2024
For those with a dim view of subway safety, the MTA has a solution: LED lighting fixtures.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2024
This tepid response has only reaffirmed the dim view in the region of Western policy regarding Syria.
—Emile Hokayem, Foreign Affairs, 23 May 2023
For pro-Palestinian progressives, the electoral moment offers both promise and peril: Younger voters take an increasingly dim view of Israel, and polls show that support for a cease-fire has ticked upward among the general public.
—Ross Barkan, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
Local authorities are taking an increasingly dim view of folks like Hale and show little hesitation in pursuing them for even minor infractions as the company continues to seize their land through eminent domain.
—Katie Myers, WIRED, 20 Jan. 2024
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