grimly

Example Sentences

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Holding a pen like a gun grimly acknowledges Irish history, opposition to British rule as well as the sectarian Troubles between Protestants and Catholics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

By 1929 Vincent Sheean, an American journalist, was describing Jerusalem in a way that is grimly familiar to reporters there almost a century later.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2025

As horrible as this is to witness, the situation also grimly verges on parody.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2025

From the safety of his brother-in-law’s home in Van Nuys, Hinch grimly used his phone to watch an inferno of swirling sparks sweep through his yard.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2024

“That woman will never take it back,” the woman said grimly.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh