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grisly

[griz-lee] / ˈgrɪz li /


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It’s a grisly, funny ritual in which they reveal the self-disgust that their menial jobs have inculcated in them.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 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

“Sisu: Road to Revenge” If Buster Keaton were alive, he’d hail this grisly, mostly mute Finnish action flick as a worthy successor to “The General.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

Indeed, an accident was to blame for his grisly appearance, but he would not be discussing the details of his undeath with a badger, of all things.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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