grimmer
Example Sentences
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That’s a turnaround from their much grimmer forecasts last fall.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 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
But as bad as the disruptions and damage to public schools will be, Mahmoud will be infamous for grimmer reasons.
From Slate • Jun. 30, 2025
Other stories are grimmer: In late 1941, just after Pearl Harbor, the Japanese American Citizens League held an “Americanism Rally” at Washington Hall.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2024
She was living alone with John in a furnished room even grimmer than the room that had been hers in Madame Williams’s apartment.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
