grotesque
Example Sentences
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That sense of complexity fuels Vecna, the antagonist of “Stranger Things,” whose climactic final season sees the character, played by Jamie Campbell Bower, take on a multitude of faces — some human and some grotesque.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
One former SNP head of communications claimed "a routine process" had been turned into a "grotesque spectacle".
From BBC • May 25, 2026
From a grotesque 230% valuation gap to a ticking energy crisis, this unstoppable market is more fragile than it looks.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Carr’s threat is a grotesque distortion of the FCC’s mandate.
From Salon • Mar. 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 GarcÃa McCall
Vocabulary lists containing grotesque
"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
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