grimness

Example Sentences

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There’s a particular grimness to this deal happening at this moment, and with this A.I. giant.

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2026

Daddis believes that “a twisted relation with faith and fear, if left unbroken, can only preordain the nation to a militarized way of life bounded by the grimness of war.”

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2025

This grimness is unlikely to be addressed or resolved soon, further straining living conditions and security for the 220-million population.

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2023

She prefers the grit and grimness of the original versions of fairy tales, with their “agony disguised as piety” and “cultish suffering.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 11, 2023

But today, despite the bright banners hanging on the buildings, there's an air of grimness.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins