grim

Example Sentences

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But - without minimising the impact on those whose jobs are at risk - the situation today is still nowhere near as grim as it appeared to be last summer.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

It’s a grim reminder of L.A’.s insatiable appetite to destroy its own heritage and especially devastating to a certain milieu of writers and artists, myself very much included.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

“It’s always surprising,” Grace says with grim humor.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

The show includes some early gems, including her 1926 self-portrait and 1933’s “My Dress Hangs There,” a grim view of New York City she painted during a weekslong stay there with Rivera.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

“He was looking at you,” she said quietly, her features grim.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros