grimmer

Example Sentences

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In earlier decades, a grimmer economic mood usually meant lower inflation-adjusted spending, while shopping picked up when consumers reported more optimism.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Disney’s latest animated film, “Zootopia 2,” a sequel to its 2016 box-office juggernaut, isn’t exactly an adult political drama, though the stakes certainly feel grimmer.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

Flashbacks were shot with Fuji film stock, which produced bright, vivid pastels, and the present was captured with cold, blue Kodak film, made grimmer by desaturating the codec.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2025

Other, grimmer recent headlines help to explain why.

From Slate • Jun. 17, 2024

And then we went to 7-Building’s opposite, the Special Housing Unit, a two-story structure that housed sixty inmates; it was larger and grimmer than the one at Coxsackie.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover