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

Over time, we lose the capacity to render moral objections, even when what is being done is unspeakably grotesque, because we simply don’t engage these muscles.

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

What makes this moment especially grotesque is the hypocrisy.

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2026

The beast shook as he transformed himself back and forth between his goatherd self and the grotesque form of the fiendish chupacabras.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall