The storm contributed to the gray mood that had claimed the world.

The bigger question is, are all of us contributing to the violent mood?

Typically, investors withdraw each time there is a bear market - contributing to the bleak mood.

The remote setting contributed to the intense, almost confessional mood of the recording.

Still, the hardscrabble setting contributes to the mood of the commercial and so does the voice-over.

Krause's voice contributed significantly to the mood and character of the songs.

Such suspicions contribute to the sour mood in national politics.

I hope, in my capacity as a representative of the Council, to be able to contribute to the generally optimistic mood.

The Panic of 1893 contributed to the growing mood for expansionism.

Sometimes (as with a selection by Pasternak) it contributed to the mood.