grotesque
Example Sentences
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That’s what prompted VanDyke to write this grotesque dissent.
From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026
"I don't think there is anything to celebrate. It seems like a pretty grotesque situation to me," said 26-year-old Carmen Ponce, whose brother Victor Hugo was disappeared in 2020.
From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026
The former’s pulsing soundtrack tears apart “Little Nemo’s” enchanting dream logic, shattering the illusion that Nemo — despite its virtuosic rendering — can be so cleanly distinguished from its accompanying grotesque depictions.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026
Which is why you have to seek out others’ thinking to understand the weird, even what you think is grotesque.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026
The flickering flames of a pitch pot threw wavering, grotesque shadows upon the walls.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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