grim
Example Sentences
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That framework has a grim internal logic: when the economy improves, policy must restrain it before workers and businesses get too comfortable.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
Shorn of sentimentality, this gentle drama follows a quietly observant fifth-grader who feels the grim shadow of mortality all around her.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Green Party leader Zack Polanski described the visa denials as "a really grim decision".
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Steve Dudley, an American author who knows Cepeda, said the candidate views his father’s use of armed struggle combined with politics as a grim necessity in a country where violence long shaped political life.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
I glanced over at Regan out of the corner of my eye and saw her grim expression as her mother looked from her to me and back again.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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