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01. His face was quite [grim] when he gave us the bad news about the accident.
02. The soldiers all had a [grim] look on their faces as they headed into battle.
03. The mood in the meeting was quite [grim] when the poor sales figures were announced.
04. It is a [grim] industrial town with little to see or do.
05. The [grim] faces of the students indicated to me that they had found the test quite difficult.
06. By the [grim] look on my boss' face, I knew it was going to be bad news.
07. News from the front office is [grim]; a lot of people are going to be laid off.
08. The atmosphere in the office is pretty [grim], and practically everybody is looking for a job elsewhere.
09. He's a very [grim], unpleasant man who never smiles.
10. "Well, it's not going to work, so we might as well give up," he muttered [grimly].
11. The news from the battle front is [grim]; we've lost hundreds of men and made very little progress.
12. She stared [grimly] at the empty cupboards.
13. Things were pretty [grim] at Christmas; we didn't even have enough money to buy a turkey.
14. The [grimness] of the situation was becoming increasingly evident; we didn't have a chance of winning the contract.
15. I saw Dave today, and he looked pretty [grim]; I don't think he got the job.
16. Kathleen Norris wrote that it is the desert's [grimness], its stillness and isolation, that bring us back to love.
17. William Shakespeare wrote, "[Grim] death, how foul and loathsome is thine image."

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • grim — [grım] adj [: Old English; Origin: grimm] 1.) making you feel worried or unhappy = ↑harsh ▪ the grim reality of rebuilding the shattered town ▪ When he lost his job, his future looked grim. ▪ Millions of Britons face the grim prospect (=something …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • grim´ly — grim «grihm», adjective, grim|mer, grim|mest. 1. without mercy; stern, harsh, or fierce: »grim, stormy weather. SYNONYM(S): cruel, merciless …   Useful english dictionary

  • Grim — (gr[i^]m), a. [Compar. {Grimmer} ( m[ e]r); superl. {Grimmest} ( m[e^]st).] [AS. grim; akin to G. grimm, equiv. to G. & D. grimmig, Dan. grim, grum, Sw. grym, Icel. grimmr, G. gram grief, as adj., hostile; cf. Gr. ?, a crushing sound, ? to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Grim — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Bobby Grim (1924–1995), US amerikanischer Rennfahrer Fred Grim (* 1965), niederländischer Fußballtorhüter Herman Niklas Grim (auch: Hermann Nicolaus Grimm, Hermannus Nicolaus Grimmius; 1641–1711),… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • grim — 1 Grim, implacable, relentless, unrelenting, merciless grievanceare comparable when they mean so inexorable or obdurate as to repel or bar any effort to move one from one s purpose or course. Grim (see also GHASTLY) usually implies tenacity of… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • grim — [grim] adj. grimmer, grimmest [ME < OE grimm, akin to Ger < IE base * ghrem , to make a loud sound, roar angrily > GRUMBLE, Russ grom, thunder] 1. fierce; cruel; savage 2. hard and unyielding; relentless; stern; resolute [grim courage] 3 …   English World dictionary

  • grim´i|ly — grim|y «GRY mee», adjective, grim|i|er, grim|i|est. covered with grime; very dirty: »grimy hands. SYNONYM(S): begrimed, black. –grim´i|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • grim|y — «GRY mee», adjective, grim|i|er, grim|i|est. covered with grime; very dirty: »grimy hands. SYNONYM(S): begrimed, black. –grim´i|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

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