grisly

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 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

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

Fey’s Noem cracks focused on the grisly story of shooting a dog that the former governor and current Department of Homeland Security head included in her memoir.

From Salon • Oct. 12, 2025

After one particularly grisly stretch of Dr. Scott’s testimony, Holmes stood and said, “I would ask that the Court be adjourned for sufficient time for lunch.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson