grisly

Example Sentences

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The setup of this animated film sounds like a gag: A Viking, a ninja and a World War II pilot are thrown into a Predator movie that plays like a grisly triptych.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

It took rescuers 17 days to make contact with the buried men, and when they did everyone expected to find a grisly scene of madness and death.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

The grisly truth for the prime minister is that many of his colleagues believe he's not very good at his job.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

Fey’s Noem cracks focused on the grisly story of shooting a dog that the former governor and current Department of Homeland Security head included in her memoir.

From Salon • Oct. 12, 2025

There is one picture, a lithoprint of two coy, grisly children in pseudo-peasant costume, vaguely Austrian, using a mushroom for an umbrella.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood