grimness

Example Sentences

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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

A bearded man with a set grimness to his face, Murillo led the main worship session on the second evening.

From Slate • Sep. 25, 2024

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

Perhaps it was the war, whose grimness they now wished to forget.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson