grimly

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The home side were grimly hanging on for half-time, but Gourgeus shrugged off a weak tackle from Josh McKay to go over for his second and Toulouse's third.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2025

Holding a pen like a gun grimly acknowledges Irish history, opposition to British rule as well as the sectarian Troubles between Protestants and Catholics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

As one of the good guys grimly puts it, mounting a rebellion means resigning oneself to accepting loss after loss after loss until you finally pull out a victory.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2025

Adra hopes in vain that the mainstream media will report on these indignities, then has a visiting journalist talk grimly about once doing such a piece: People “paid attention to that for 10 minutes.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2025

His father’s lips tightened grimly, and his eyes were serious.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh