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Example sentences for: grim

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An obituary in the New York Times used the word cold three times, and for good measure added chilly , icy , bleak , and grim . Kubrick the Cold is a cliché that cropped up in the columns of Pauline Kael and now serves as a comfy sofa for those who don't want to deal with Kubrick's ambition.
This grim self-knowledge begets contradiction.
After about another 25 km (16 miles) of sparsely settled shoreline, you’ll come to Pura Pulaki, an important temple recently rebuilt out of grim, black volcanic stone and frequented by hundreds of monkeys.
All this grim navel-gazing here in San Francisco (not to mention all that fiber) is enough to make a West Coast reader reach first for the New York Times on Monday morning only to discover that her own profession is in decline.
First, let's get crystal clear on the grim facts about crime, prisons, probation, and parole.