How to Use grim in a Sentence

grim

adjective
  • He paints a grim picture of the prospects for peace.
  • His face looked grim, and we knew his news wouldn't be good.
  • Hikers made a grim discovery when they came across a dead body in the woods.
  • The accident serves as a grim reminder of the dangers of drinking and driving.
  • The prognosis is grim—doctors do not expect her to live longer than six months.
  • How grim, then, is the present?
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 17 Jan. 2026
  • The world is kind of grim these days.
    — Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 11 June 2026
  • But this time, their mood was far more grim.
    — Blane Bachelor, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Not long ago, the outlook was grim.
    — Diane Goldstein, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
  • It’s been a hectic week, and a grim one.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Last spring, the headlines were grim.
    — Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
  • But from the outside, there are some grim signs.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
  • The Gators’ long-term hopes, though, may be more grim.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The odds have looked pretty grim over the course of the day.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Looking grim, folks, and the year’s not half over.
    — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
  • The truth that the report reveals is grim.
    — Jennifer Jones Austin, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Only a year ago, the picture was grim.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Can this industry get any more grim?
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Having learned what the children had done, the adults were grim.
    — Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 11 July 2024
  • But his face, on this overcast day on the picket line, was grim.
    — Anonymous, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 May 2023
  • The new report paints a grim picture.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Last year’s ratings were up, but the overall trend has been grim.
    — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2022
  • But the franchise faces a grim outlook for the next year or two at least.
    — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2022
  • Last year, Nourish Up hit a grim record.
    — Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2025
  • And other grim news was brewing.
    — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
  • The weekly measles update was grim.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Today, salmon fishing faces three grim threats.
    — Scott Artis, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The long-term projections are grim.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Job prospects for 2026 are looking grim in many ways.
    — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Things are grim, but Ned isn’t one to give up easily.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

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