grotesque

Example Sentences

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"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

That this is a grotesque obscenity and cannot be allowed to continue?

From Slate • Feb. 3, 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