grisly
Example Sentences
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"I did think it was a bit grisly but I was mostly intrigued," he says.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
This year, I squabbled more about this mean and grisly pandemic satire than any other movie.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
I’d traveled to Edinburgh with a dark purpose: to uncover the grisly stories and Gothic artifacts that helped inspire Mary Shelley to write one of the world’s most enduring horror tales.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025
Her career and life are a constant reminder that we can be and do more at any age, whether that involves writing, acting or solving grisly murders.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 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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