grim

Example Sentences

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But - without minimising the impact on those whose jobs are at risk - the situation today is still nowhere near as grim as it appeared to be last summer.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Times investigation uncovered the grim conditions faced by farmworkers despite the UFW, which had dramatically declined in size, and how the union had turned to political fundraising that did not benefit those working the fields.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

It’s a grim reminder of L.A’.s insatiable appetite to destroy its own heritage and especially devastating to a certain milieu of writers and artists, myself very much included.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The future always looked grim in “Peaky Blinders,” but the fate of the show, which apparently has two Murphy-less years to go in a planned sequel, is beyond uncertain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

I expected her to boast, but her expression was grim.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros