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grisly

[griz-lee] / ˈgrɪz li /


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Burke’s family resisted being subpeoned to the grand jury and a court document from that legal battle revealed grisly details about what police found inside the Burke’s Tesla.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

This year, I squabbled more about this mean and grisly pandemic satire than any other movie.

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

England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Richard Thompson and chief executive Richard Gould have been in Sydney to see the grisly ending.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

A grisly pale thing with black fingers, it was, that twitched and stirred in its jar as if it were still alive.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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