grotesque
Example Sentences
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"Grotesque statements like this present people on the spectrum as entirely lacking in humanity, agency and the potential for development — as if they were zombies," Silberman explained.
From Salon • Jun. 30, 2023
When I try to describe this epic work by the Belgian theater collective FC Bergman, I get bogged down in contradictions: Grotesque yet radiant.
From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2022
Grotesque, but at the same time paired with such peculiar, delectating joy.
From The New Yorker • Jul. 8, 2019
Grotesque Grossman proved such a cult hit that there have been rumours of a spin-off movie.
From The Guardian • Nov. 27, 2015
F.S.A., etc., whose "History of Caricature and the Grotesque" is well known among us, as well as his more recent volume upon the incomparable caricaturist of the last generation, James Gillray.
From Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. by Parton, James
Vocabulary lists containing grotesque
"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
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