grotesque
Example Sentences
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That sense of complexity fuels Vecna, the antagonist of “Stranger Things,” whose climactic final season sees the character, played by Jamie Campbell Bower, take on a multitude of faces — some human and some grotesque.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
One former SNP head of communications claimed "a routine process" had been turned into a "grotesque spectacle".
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Instead, his grotesque behavior backfired and has drawn even more insults and rejections.
From Salon • Feb. 4, 2026
Over time, we lose the capacity to render moral objections, even when what is being done is unspeakably grotesque, because we simply don’t engage these muscles.
From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026
The flickering flames of a pitch pot threw wavering, grotesque shadows upon the walls.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
Vocabulary lists containing grotesque
"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
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