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Example sentences for: grim

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This grim self-knowledge begets contradiction.
The vision may also seem less grim because when Coven finally premieres, at the end of American Movie , the images we're shown from it have a certain George Romero-ish graphic power--not at all what we expect from the comically inept production process.
The one place where adopted names retain an organic vitality is in occupations where professionals can still claim some prestige based on a perception of personal exploits or exotic capabilities, such as organized crime (Gregory "The Grim Reaper" Scarpa, Anthony "Gas Pipe" Casso) and pornographic entertainment (Lisa Lipps, Sandra Scream--to name two of the more serene).
Springer has resorted to hawking Too Hot for TV videotapes featuring awkward nudity and grim violence-- Oprah , sans freaks, continues to win handily in the ratings.
Railroads provide the happy erotic metaphor of the train going into the tunnel; air travel offers the grim symbolism of "crash and burn."