grotesque
Example Sentences
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"I don't think there is anything to celebrate. It seems like a pretty grotesque situation to me," said 26-year-old Carmen Ponce, whose brother Victor Hugo was disappeared in 2020.
From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026
Instead, his grotesque behavior backfired and has drawn even more insults and rejections.
From Salon • Feb. 4, 2026
This is a horrible, grotesque, and ongoing wrong, and that’s the level at which we need to engage.
From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026
The former’s pulsing soundtrack tears apart “Little Nemo’s” enchanting dream logic, shattering the illusion that Nemo — despite its virtuosic rendering — can be so cleanly distinguished from its accompanying grotesque depictions.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026
Near Hrothgar’s hall stand the images of the Scyldings’ gods, grotesque faces carved out of wood or hacked from stone and set up in a circle, eyes staring inward, gazing thoughtfully at nothing.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
Vocabulary lists containing grotesque
"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
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