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- adjective
superlative form ofgrim : mostgrim .
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Examples
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The always-reliable Adam Kirsch comes through in Slate: "In a novel full of grim jokes, the grimmest is the possibility that if the planet is to stand a chance of being saved, its fate may lie in the hands of a man like Michael Beard."
Anis Shivani: Why American Reviewers Disliked Ian McEwan's "Solar": And What That Says About the Cultural Establishment Anis Shivani 2010
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The always-reliable Adam Kirsch comes through in Slate: "In a novel full of grim jokes, the grimmest is the possibility that if the planet is to stand a chance of being saved, its fate may lie in the hands of a man like Michael Beard."
Anis Shivani: Why American Reviewers Disliked Ian McEwan's "Solar": And What That Says About the Cultural Establishment Anis Shivani 2010
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The always-reliable Adam Kirsch comes through in Slate: "In a novel full of grim jokes, the grimmest is the possibility that if the planet is to stand a chance of being saved, its fate may lie in the hands of a man like Michael Beard."
Anis Shivani: Why American Reviewers Disliked Ian McEwan's "Solar": And What That Says About the Cultural Establishment Anis Shivani 2010
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The grimmest was a black-bordered news advertisement published in forty-nine American newspapers the morning the Lusitania sailed:
Castles of Steel Massie, Robert K., 1929- 2003
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It was important to remember that, in even the grimmest of situations, there is kindness as well as cruelty, terror as well as boredom, and even, surprising as it may seem, humor.
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This ghost, laughing a little too loudly, would be all the more terrible for the flicker of awful, self-deluding pride kindling in it at the thought of white-knuckling through the grimmest month of the year with nothing to talk about in company but how it has given up drink.
After the Binge Must Come the Purge Sam Leith 2011
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We discussed the challenges organisations face in building any sense of community in some of the grimmest housing estates in the country.
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Swing Nation This year's campaign—to be conducted against the grimmest economic backdrop for a presidential race in 75 years—is shaping up as unusually costly, grueling and unpredictable.
Across America, the Middle Looks Up for Grabs—Again Neil King Jr. 2012
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Even the grimmest novel can reward the reader with insights into human nature or through the sheer beauty of its writing.
The Unnamed: Summary and book reviews of The Unnamed by Joshua Ferris. 2010
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Those get the grimmest and could use cleaning but I am uncertain how to proceed.
Archive 2009-01-01 2009
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