| 单词 | grimness |
| 例句 | She could do the woods in winter, and the grimness of a castle wall. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z But today, despite the bright banners hanging on the buildings, there's an air of grimness. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Ah sirs," he said with a grimness, “is there none other grace with you? Then keep yourselves." The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z A kind of grimness had been growing on the Godslayer the nearer they drew to their destination. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Instantly I surrendered myself to the grimness of death. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t think he had even experienced true depression, despite the grimness of his surroundings and what would seem to others to be insurmountable obstacles. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z But there was so much vibrant color spread about that it overpowered the grimness of that lamp. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z His grimness forbade any comment as he stalked across the yard behind the coffin. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was the war, whose grimness they now wished to forget. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z I meant only to sound determined, but apparently there was a measure of grimness in my voice because the conversation momentarily stopped, and everyone, including Travis, looked at me. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He was a powerful, dark-faced man, and now that she could see him in daylight Lyra saw a sad grimness in his expression. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The exhibition will also show how Lowry, a rent collector with the same firm from 1916 until his retirement in 1952, recorded the "grimness and melancholia of urban life", said Clark. Tate exhibition to pay homage to LS Lowry 2013-01-15T19:16:15Z Charlotte's life was assuming the grimness of Jacobean tragedy. Unrequited love fuels the 'Fiery Heart' biography of Charlotte Brontë 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z We have to slog through enough grimness every day; there’s no reason you should be forced to watch it on TV too. Louis CK and Zach Galifianakis’s Baskets: tears and rages of a clown 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z If the title didn’t confuse viewers looking for its similarly titled, saucier miniseries competition on FX, its unrelenting grimness probably resulted in a number of viewers cutting bait. Opiate for the masses: “American Crime” is better than ever and still hard to swallow 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z In the toilet, I am reading Memoirs Of A Naked Youth by Billy Chlldish - seems to have got bogged down in its grimness, so I might dispense with it. Tips, links and suggestions: What are you reading today? 2013-02-20T11:23:38Z “Yet he approaches the grimness and desperation of his characters’ lives with lightness and humor, in an idiomatic Greek seamlessly translated by Karen Emmerich. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z From the joyless frenzy of its opening number — which rhymes “velvet rope” with “grind and grope” — “This Ain’t No Disco” wears its retributive grimness like a suffocating, Lycra spandex shroud. Review: A Dirge for Wilting Salad Days in ‘This Ain’t No Disco’ 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z The authors portray the atmosphere of the grimness of war in the Channel Islands under Nazi occupation and the details of the inhabitants is finely drawn. Readers recommend their favourite books of 2010 2011-01-01T00:05:32Z Still, the director Mariusz Trelinski, working closely with an inventive video production designer, has fashioned a dark, almost surreal staging that draws out the grimness in both works. Opera & Classical Music Listings for Feb. 13-19 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z The mortal characters become less earthbound; the spectral characters have their own scenes of stasis and grimness. Dance Review: Cage and Cunningham at the Baryshnikov Arts Center 2012-03-23T22:31:25Z The grimness of AIDS, though, was simply incompatible with the administration’s message that it was morning again in America. ‘Secret City,’ an Epic Narrative History of the Closet in the Capital 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z That perspective — along with a focus on the gripping drama of the hunt and not the grimness of the kill — makes the series distinctive. 'The Hunt' casts animal world's predators in new light 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z Ms. Rice does not shy from the grimness of the military disaster. Review: Instead of a ‘War Horse,’ This Time a Lost Cat Opens a Child’s Eyes 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z The dramatic grimness comes quick and often in the pilot of Boss, which makes Kane the big-shouldered embodiment of the will to power, working his will in ways political, criminal and violent. Starz?s Politics Drama Boss: Powerful But Messy, Just Like Its Subject 2011-10-21T12:23:02Z What saves “When We Leave” from lapsing entirely into well-intentioned, punishing grimness is Ms. Aladag’s respect for physical space and for the complicated human presence of the actors. | 'When We Leave': When Two Cultures Collide Under One Roof 2011-01-27T23:45:37Z The movie’s relentless grimness may be brutally true, but it also doesn’t leave the viewer much breathing room. Cannes Film Festival 2022: Politics Mixed With Moments of Grace 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z Its essential tale is of a great unfolding of self-expression and what the liberal left calls diversity, with regular outbreaks of grimness and trouble. The People's Songs: The Story of Modern Britain in 50 Records 2013-06-13T06:00:00Z But even that series lost its grimness, the natural pull of horror films being towards the comic. The Human Centipede is cosmic slapstick 2010-08-29T21:30:00Z Or it may be that, as grimness creeps in, celebration is a strong defense, and living well and beautifully, the best revenge. In London, Fantasy Meets Obsession 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z Cole's 293 pages boil down to her passage from cash-strapped Newcastle grimness to her brief and wobbly place at the top of the world. Clash of the celebrity memoirs 2012-12-10T17:04:59Z This grimness places the opera in a lineage of artfully agonizing opuses, but there’s also a lightness of invention throughout her score. 8 Things to Do This Weekend 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z The words may sound elegiac, even morose, but Ms. Bassett speaks them with a cleansing honesty that scrubs away any grimness. ‘Visitors,’ Barney Norris’s Play About Alzheimer’s 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z But despair is not a strategy, and Ms. Nair and the screenwriter, William Wheeler, refuse to turn African life into a pageant of grimness and deprivation. Review: In ‘Queen of Katwe,’ a Pawn Finds Her Crown Through Chess 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z The topical grimness is piled so high it's almost laughable, but it's strikingly shot, and Bardem carries his burden with dignity. This week's new films 2011-01-29T00:06:01Z July 20, 2010, London Theater Journal: Arthur Miller, Pinteresquely During intermission at the Apollo Theater on Monday night, I overheard the following exchange, delivered with contented grimness by two pale, plump, bespectacled British men. London Theater Journal: Arthur Miller, Pinteresquely 2010-07-20T17:25:00Z It emphasizes the isolation and the loneliness and the grimness of this whole thing that everybody’s living through. How Matthew Warchus Generated ‘Heat’ in an Empty Theater 2020-10-25T04:00:00Z DuVernay captures none of this complexity nor the grit and grimness that is so important to the story. Ava DuVernay’s Fiercely Feminine Vision for ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z There’s a satirical edge to this music, but in lingering, affecting phrases McGill also evoked a fully sincere yearning to travel from the grimness of interrogation, loss and incarceration. Review: At the Philharmonic, Contemporary Is King for a Week 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z A certain grimness at once visual, conceptual and relentlessly earnest prevails. The Word at MoMA Is ‘Rotation, Rotation, Rotation’ 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z The relentless sepia-toned grimness that suffused Conor McPherson’s Bob Dylan musical downtown had vanished when it opened on Broadway just before the shutdown. Broadway Is Back! A Guide to Shows, Tickets and Covid Protocols. 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z It's the repetitive grimness of it all that saddens me. Is Frankie Boyle actually funny? 2010-12-19T00:06:27Z His movies are not obscure or difficult, and they mostly avoid the grimness and violence associated with the new wave of South Korean cinema. The Great Unknown Movie of the Century So Far? Here’s Mine 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z It feels like the world has been engulfed in a chronic-seeming grimness, and it was beginning to feel like it was no longer an aberration but the new reality. This Tom Hanks Story Will Help You Feel Less Bad 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z Its grimness is taken as a sign of serious intent, even as its sentimental turn offers that all-important measure of hope. The Petty Laments of Yorgos Lanthimos’s “The Lobster” 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z But the grimness and irony that pervade the production feel imposed on Gounod’s opera, not drawn from it. Music Review: A Review of the Metropolitan Opera?s ?Faust? 2011-11-30T13:23:05Z Like its protagonist, sensitively and shrewdly played by Lakeith Stanfield, the film is soft-spoken and thoughtful, with sweet, lyrical touches that alleviate some of the grimness without blunting the cruelty and injustice of what happened. Review: In ‘Crown Heights,’ Justice Delayed and Denied 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z His naive style provides an arresting contrast to the grimness of war. How did American artists respond to the horror of WWI? 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z The star pianist Daniil Trifonov’s playing, tasteful in the extreme, tips from elegance into grimness, but Goerne commits to its inspiration, singing Schumann’s cycle as a narrator already mourning a love he hasn’t lost yet. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z “Elektra Cabaret” is entertaining, yet Ms. Young, in this raw deconstruction, manages to sneak in some grimness. Review: ‘Elektra Cabaret,’ a Show by Ann Liv Young 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z Those plays began with seeming blandness, then took hairpin turns into lands of unsettling, retributive grimness. Review: ‘The Way We Get By’ After a One-Night Stand 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z Set in the East End of London, the film had a grey grimness unusual in the productions of Ealing studios. John McCallum obituary 2010-04-07T18:14:00Z Their exchange at least reminds us that a play renowned for its grimness can be blackly comic, too, though it isn’t long before a status quo of sorts is restored. Theater Review: Psychological Turbulence Onstage 2011-10-18T13:00:19Z But they also offer an alternative to the serialized action, violence, horror, political intrigue and general grimness that have a chokehold on prime-time drama. The ‘Good Witch’ Franchise Changes Gears 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z “Tyrannosaur” starts out with its grimness dial set at nine, and cranks it up from there. | 'Tyrannosaur': ?Tyrannosaur? With Peter Mullan - Review 2011-11-17T22:48:28Z And subjecting your audience to unrelenting grimness, as Bigelow does, isn’t the best way to convey the weight of real-life brutality and injustice. 'Detroit' Is an Important, Flawed Look at American History 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z The RA exhibition does not include Musique aux Tuileries, but Manet's portraits still offer an illuminated vision of the City of Light, evoked in all its shadowy grimness by Hugo. How Hugo and Manet unveiled Paris's poor and privileged faces 2013-01-26T19:30:01Z But the Cure softened once it got to “Faith,” one of the most ponderous albums in its catalog, and a record that set the template for a decade-plus of elegiac grimness. Music Review: The Cure?s Reflections Tour, at the Beacon Theater - Review 2011-11-27T22:50:25Z But Mr. Brody’s is a brooding sort of grimness, mixing in Houdini’s quest for fame, preoccupation with spiritualism and looming foolish death. On TV, a Near Epidemic of Frowns and Clenched Jaws 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z That all may count as entertainment given the grimness of the local situation. ‘News of the World’ Review: Tom Hanks Does the Strong, Silent Type 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z The movie is infected with a mild case of Christophernolanitis, in which the presumption of importance yields grimness and bombast. The Vacuum-Sealed Efficiency of “Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation” 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z The grimness does not abate at all, and the show’s entire sense of humor is now “ironic music choices” — a construct that is dated at best. Beyond ‘Fleabag’: What Else Will Quench That Quirky Thirst? 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Practically every page of her book is interesting and, despite the grimness of its argument, even entertaining. The 10 Best Books of 2020 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z There's a script circulating online that purports to be a leaked copy of the finale, but with its uncharacteristic grimness and graphic violence it seems an obvious put-on. Why NBC should close "The Office" 2011-03-02T16:11:00Z Without losing its patient, ritualistic grimness or its games with theatricality, it has stronger narrative propulsion. Review: ‘Hamlet’ Boldly Engulfs the Metropolitan Opera 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z Amid all its grimness, the novel finds some small redemption in the power of love. ‘Annihilation’ Author Jeff VanderMeer Delivers Fresh Horrors 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z Beulah’s story adds a grimness to the novel as Stewart writes of how Beulah was abused by men since childhood and then dragged through the mud by the media for years. Review | Three plucky sisters refuse to accept their place in the world in Amy Stewart’s new novel 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z That they are debating at all is an antidote to grimness. Review: Can a Play Make the Constitution Great Again? 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z This is a very specific emotion, this grimness. On TV, a Near Epidemic of Frowns and Clenched Jaws 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z There are perhaps things not to like about “To Be Kind,” the band’s new double-CD, triple-LP album: the grimness and grandiosity of its singing and subjects, its theatrical exorcisms. New Music: New albums by the Black Keys and Swans 2014-05-12T22:08:25Z But Heist, “with his brand of implacable, mellow intention . . . and low-ebb oracular remarks” is working from a different score, closer to the grimness of “True Detective.” Review | Jonathan Lethem is back on the detective beat looking for America’s troubled soul 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z Once you get past the grimness of the film, I think there's a message of hope in there, but it's also a challenge to society. iLL Manors – reviews 2012-05-26T23:03:05Z Set in a light-filled, color-saturated Mexico City that only emphasizes the grimness of its subject, the film observes the violent destruction of a once close sibling relationship. | 'Daniel & Ana': Siblings in Mexico City, Criminally Exploited 2010-08-27T01:59:00Z Yet even with the grimness and ghastliness of war, gestures of hope and kindness are shining brightly for refugees who are crossing the border into these countries. As Ukraine's moms flee to Poland amid war, they're greeted by gifts of baby strollers 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z All that I wish to say now is that the picture has aroused all the tender feelings in me & and softened the grimness that is all around. Liveright to Publish Nelson Mandela’s Letters From Prison 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z It's taken until the end of this last episode, though, after four hours of relentless, set-faced grimness. Big Brother and Father and Son 2010-06-11T05:45:00Z I’m curious if your work is ever in response to the grimness of world events. In Hubert Le Gall’s World, Reality and Fantasy Blend 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z Much of the grimness and bitterness that you might associate with industrial action is gone, and some of the women themselves are surely more glamorous than was the case in real life. Film review: Made in Dagenham 2010-09-30T10:59:00Z Yet he approaches the grimness and desperation of his characters’ lives with lightness and humor, in an idiomatic Greek seamlessly translated by Karen Emmerich. Greece’s Fear and Yearning Crystallized in Fiction 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z She described the bright, busy colors for which she is now known as a kind of antidote to the grimness of racial hierarchy: “I use color as a way of opening up worlds,” she said. In Boston, Art That Rises From the Deep 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z Another veteran of fertility testing, a TV producer who wishes to remain anonymous, found that the only way he could deal with the “grimness” of the procedures and the mournful waiting rooms was through humour. The male infertility crisis: ‘My failure at fatherhood ate away at my very being’ 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z There is an interesting scene of the siblings dancing that provides a brief respite from all of the grimness, but then there is also a really difficult scene between Tamik and Ada. "Unclenching the Fists" is a shattering picture of one woman's inability to escape her needy family 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z Unlike Walser’s novel, which is a hodgepodge of gossip, quotidian musings and exuberant satire, the film’s actions are solemn and languid with a grimness that almost borders on self-parody. My streaming gem: why you should watch Institute Benjamenta 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z Having gone so far towards such grimness, it's not just a surprise that it's back; it's a surprise that it's turned into offbeat, exciting pop. Yasmin, Emeli Sand? and Maverick Sabre are taking a trip back into trip-hop 2011-08-05T23:12:01Z The dire grimness of one of its longest poems, about a violent, drug-addicted Black veteran named Beau Willie Brown, attracted criticism, too; George C. Wolfe satirized it in his 1986 play “The Colored Museum.” Review: ‘For Colored Girls’ Returns, Leading With Joy 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Hickey delivers the grimness of the supersmart, of a man who knows he is changing the world and not necessarily for the better. On TV, a Near Epidemic of Frowns and Clenched Jaws 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z As if to underline this grimness, the episode opened with a terrified fat man struggling through a snowstorm in wartime. Game of Thrones; Jonathan Creek – TV review 2013-04-02T06:00:03Z I tried to take back my prediction, but his exhausted face had hardened into grimness. The Time Capsule 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z And in what was admittedly the least convincing fake kidnap scenario ever, Torchwood sensibly allowed a few light-hearted capers to shine through the unrelenting grimness. Torchwood: Miracle Day ? episode six 2011-08-13T05:00:00Z But I also think that the grimness arises from another source. ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ and the Modern Comic Book Movie 2012-06-27T16:13:49Z Not the ideal recipe for pure grim grimness. On TV, a Near Epidemic of Frowns and Clenched Jaws 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z It’s your basic post-Shonda, post-“Castle” kind of ABC hour — full of snap and humor, easy on the grimness. Smart Watch: "Flack," "Whiskey Cavalier" and sex appeal of liars 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z Unfortunately, all the grimness on the left these days has served Trump and his acolytes well, allowing them to portray themselves as the "fun" ones opposed to "cancel culture." "Minx" is a breezy good time reminding the left to reclaim the lost politics of pleasure 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z It’s the other Titanic, the story of a mighty ship sunk not by the grandeur of nature but by the grimness of man. Erik Larson’s ‘Dead Wake,’ About the Lusitania 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z It is a book in which the glory of imagination smacks into the grimness of real life. What makes The Great Gatsby great? 2013-05-03T18:00:00Z Still, the director Mariusz Trelinski, working with an inventive video production designer, has fashioned a dark, almost surreal staging that draws out the grimness in both works. Opera & Classical Music Listings for Feb. 20-26 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Tending toward a vivid grimness and a certain macho angst, these animations meditate on the alienating effects of technology, terrorism, modern travel and good old self-abnegation. Galleries Shift Shape to Survive in a Changing Art World 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z They are elemental, but they avoid the grimness associated with that genre and are often humorous, or a touch ironical – an unusual and pleasing combination. Poem of the week: H?m (noun) by Jen Hadfield 2010-07-05T11:11:00Z And it’s been Ellis’s life’s work to make us confront the absurdity of that world in all its grimness, comedy and plastic beauty. Bret Easton Ellis Has Calmed Down. He Thinks You Should, Too. 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z The overall tone of the collection, despite the general grimness of the panorama, is gentle and serene. Circus Bulgaria by Deyan Enev ? review 2010-10-15T23:15:00Z One is faced by all true-crime authors: determining how much gore is necessary to convey the grimness of events, and how much is revelling in violence for its own sake. Too Close to Ted Bundy 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z The Alyx style, Mr. Williams said, is less a strict credo than a feeling, or maybe more accurately a mix of feelings, since it draws equally from street-smart aggression, Gothic grimness and military polish. Matthew Williams, Renaissance Man 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z Prestige TV is, in the main, notable for its seriousness of purpose and for its grimness. 'The Deuce' Succeeds Because It's Not More of the Same 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z I have loved film & the cinema since I was a child & it is a great escape from the, sometimes, grimness of my job. Success for Argo at Golden Globes 2013-01-14T08:56:10Z So what's a massive hit drama to do when the grimness of the outside world threatens to upstage its own gritty escapism? 'Walking Dead' premiere finds little sanctuary against despair 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Some have heard in the end of Brahms’s Fourth grimness and destruction, a kind of gorgeous annihilation. Review: A Ukrainian Orchestra Speaks With Quiet Intensity 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z Based in the author’s life, the novel, for all its grimness and woe, is the most accomplished, moving book I have listened to — or read — all year. Review | Ken Follett’s latest epic is among the best audiobooks this month 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z The grimness of the world is apparent everywhere, or so I was often reminded across seven shows in three days: Why limit the grievous specifics to just one? Onstage in Edinburgh, the Mood Is Grim 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z And though van Zweden’s over-articulated grimness in the middle sections of Mahler’s symphony came at the expense of the composer’s more colorful twists, the conductor’s handling of the outer movements delivered undeniable galvanic thrills. Two Gems of June: Premieres at Carnegie Hall and Harlem School of the Arts 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z “Child of God” is a whole of sorts, but its source faithfulness and folksy grimness may seem too simplified overall to bring true impact to the psychological and physical horror on display. 'Child of God' stays true to its grim roots 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z And this is the knottier grimness beneath the ever-present dread written into the 1996 mystery asking how these young women fell from collaboration, real girl power, to devouring each other. Now and then: How "Yellowjackets" purposefully reminds Gen Xers of who we thought we'd be 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z And despite the grief at its heart, “The Staircase” never lapses into grimness or plodding pessimism. ‘The Staircase’ on Netflix Revisits a Genre-Defining Trial 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z Still, the director Mariusz Trelinski, working closely with an inventive video production designer, has fashioned a dark, almost surreal production that draws out the grimness in both works. Opera & Classical Music Listings for Feb. 6-12 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z Her new identity brings new freedoms, but there is no glossing over the grimness of the situation. Abduction, imprisonment, Taliban: the cartoons keeping it real for kids 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z With their return to Ukraine just days away, the grimness of the future that awaits the trainees at the French base was perceptible in the men’s determined, unsmiling looks. Military training efforts for Ukraine hit major milestones even as attention shifts to Gaza 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z Not all the exhibition’s works portray a working-class grimness. Column: Remembering when the government wasn't afraid to let artists tell the truth about capitalism 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z That this wasn’t just another episode of television for Barclay was made even more apparent by the grimness of the final moment. 'Dahmer' director Paris Barclay wasn't in it for the gore. He had bigger issues in mind 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z This time around, an abiding grimness may have subsided, but Rhys was glad that Mason stayed broken as a new murder case challenged everything he believes. How 'Perry Mason's' L.A.-noir makeover in Season 2 stayed true to its roots 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z This grimness is unlikely to be addressed or resolved soon, further straining living conditions and security for the 220-million population. Why the arrest of Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan could push the country into chaos 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z She prefers the grit and grimness of the original versions of fairy tales, with their “agony disguised as piety” and “cultish suffering.” Review | This enchanting memoir is a spell book for our times 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z It also had creator Neil Cross skillfully combining the grimness and violence of modern European mystery stories with the old-fashioned flash and action of a loose-cannon cop movie. Review: Deft performances elevate snappy thriller 'Unseen'; Idris Elba is back as 'Luther' 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z Just when the grimness of Damani’s subsistence threatens to sink her and the reader, the archetypal Good Thing happens. Travis Bickle, meet Toni Morrison, in a socially probing, fiercely fun debut novel 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z Given the perceived grimness of the economic environment, Republicans and many political analysts confidently expected a huge electoral red wave. Biden’s ‘morning in America’ moment? 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z On Friday nature seemed to throw off the grimness, of earlier this week and celebrate. After many gloomy days, Friday was a meteorological Octoberfest 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Therefore, while we were forced to make peace with our daughter’s reality, we refused to succumb to the grimness of her diagnosis. My baby girl died. How I’m learning to live with grief and care for her brother 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z Referring to three psychologists' reports, he said "on a scale of grimness of one to five" Smith's childhood and family background was "four". Lisa Smith: Ex-soldier turned IS member gets 15 month sentence 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z Mark and Vlad keep this grimness of war from family ears on the calls home they make most most days, just a couple of minutes each to mothers and girlfriends. Ukraine war: Defiant troops tell Russians: 'Go home while you're still alive' 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z “Oz” is a prison series that shackles viewers to a universe of such unrelieved violence, grimness and hopelessness that watching it is painful. The 75 best TV shows on HBO Max right now, according to our experts 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z The design scheme of the production can be summed up as fluorescent drear, presumably to convey the grimness of Jamie’s school. Review: A drag queen is born: 'Everybody's Talking About Jamie' arrives at the Ahmanson 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z That offered a nice bit of hope to counterbalance the grimness of the many permanently shuttered storefronts nearby. Life in the pandemic in-between: Do we leap toward total freedom or tiptoe cautiously? 2021-04-10T04:00:00Z He framed them in a tone that balanced grimness with optimism. Biden says death toll from pandemic likely will top 500,000 next month, says it will take months ‘for us to turn things around’ 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z Sanoff detailed the grimness of one of these encounters in a recent medical journal essay in which she told of delivering bad news to a pancreatic cancer patient and her wife - via laptop. As a pandemic presses on, waves of grief follow its path 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z The grimness of these encounters is palpable in an essay that Sanoff wrote detailing one of them. As a pandemic presses on, waves of grief follow its path 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z Sanoff detailed the grimness of one of these encounters in a recent medical journal essay in which she told of delivering bad news to a pancreatic cancer patient and her wife — via laptop. As a pandemic presses on, waves of grief follow its path 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z In the face of all this grimness, I would offer a practical case for hope. Opinion | A realist’s case against despair 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z She suggested the grimness of the last few weeks has also motivated that change; isolation itself has sharpened the issues. ‘Now is the time’: London’s Black Lives Matter rally looks like a turning point 2020-06-06T04:00:00Z Two of the three rooms were mostly empty - an encouraging sign amid the grimness. AP Exclusive: Chicago morgue coping despite surge in deaths 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z To safely reopen, however, Shanghai Disneyland had to allow some of the grimness of pandemic life to puncture the utopian fantasy. Shanghai Disneyland Reopens With Strict Safety Procedures 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z Amid the grimness, Dr. Rosenberg tried to keep the mood positive, his energy fueled by espresso from an automatic machine in his office. ‘Code Blue’: A Brooklyn I.C.U. Fights for Each Life in a Coronavirus Surge 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z The most frustrating part of Wu Assassins, though, is its straight-faced grimness. Netflix’s Wu Assassins series lacks the Hong Kong cinema magic 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z When editor Richard V Hirst was approaching writers for the book We Were Strangers: Stories Inspired by Unknown Pleasures, he said my writing had a northern grimness which reminded him of their music. 'Like the centre of a wheel': the eternal influence of Joy Division 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z Britain reached unprecedented prosperity, rebounding from the grimness of the early post-war decades, thanks to its technological prowess and entrepreneurial spirit. US and UK: The end of progress 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z Despite its grimness, “Ladders” was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1971. W.S. Merwin, poet of austere lyricism who twice won the Pulitzer Prize, dies at 91 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z One is the bleak grimness and the adherence to the extrapolation of reality, right? Author Myke Cole talks about fantasy book The Killing Light 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z The soldiers are wearing the uniforms of the Red Army instead of Nazi Germany, but there’s a familiar grimness to this story of human exploitation and forced labor camps. Review: World War II drama ‘Ashes in the Snow’ explores Soviet persecution of Lithuanians 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z The result feels like both a progression and a departure for McQueen, a filmmaker known for the rigorous austerity of his images and the unblinking grimness of his stories. Review: Steve McQueen's 'Widows' is a heist thriller with a vengeance — and a conscience - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z At ten and a half, he was sent away to school at the New Beacon, an institution that rivalled Dickens’s Dotheboys Hall in its grimness. How Anthony Powell Wrote His Twelve-Volume Masterpiece 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z The show also plays up the grimness of some of the Church of Night’s rituals, which involve sacrifice and cannibalism. Netflix’s new Sabrina series finds a smart metaphor in Satanism 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z One is greeted at the entrance of Mini-Europe by a person dressed as a giant orange turtle administering unwanted hugs, and it’s all grimness from there. Shrinking the world: why we can't resist model villages 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z Just about every update seemed to bring greater grimness: closed bridges, more towering waves, suspended emergency services, admonitions that the time to evacuate had passed. Hurricane Michael Leaves Trail of Destruction as It Slams Florida’s Panhandle 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z Shanty Tramp, on the other hand, mixes grimness with T&A from the start. Nicolas Winding Refn’s new streaming service is scholarly about sleaze 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z In this difficult climate, speculative fiction has thrived as students turn to magical worlds to understand the grimness of the real one. Why Turkish students are turning to speculative fiction 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z Not everything is too-too adorable in “Isle of Dogs,” which possesses more than its share of grimness, suffering and death. Review | Wes Anderson brings his jewel-box aesthetic to Japan with ‘Isle of Dogs’ 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z Without being specific or spoilery, I can tell you that I did not want to curse my television, and that "Godless," the grimness of its title notwithstanding, goes somewhere almost corny, but kind of beautiful. Netflix puts its boots and cowboy hat on with 'Godless' – LA Times 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z She snapped right back into the grimness of the scene. Startling ‘Burning Doors’ by Belarus Free Theatre comes to Seattle’s On the Boards 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z Kempfer, a retired Marines Lt Col, is a charismatic speaker, with a keen understanding of the need for humor to leaven the grimness of the subject matter. 'How do we survive?': paranoid Californians prepare for nuclear attack 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z Set in one of Glasgow, Scotland’s poorest neighborhoods, its unblinking depiction of a pitiless environment is balanced by a remarkable visual imagination that turns grimness into something close to sublime. The buried treasures of cinema from the last 20 years 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z What has struck Collins forcibly, he says, is “a new concealed language” used to mask the grimness of life among Britain’s precarious poor. Phil Collins: why I took a Soviet statue of Engels across Europe to Manchester 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z Erin Hills did toughen Friday, even in the splashy sunshine and even if it didn’t toughen quite to the level of grimness for which the sport and the U.S. U.S. Open leader board has many names — but not many big ones 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z A black-and-white photograph of this building, reproduced in “Saturn’s Moons,” a book collecting various reminiscences about Sebald, has a sooty northern grimness that makes it hard to imagine a color version of it. W. G. Sebald, Humorist 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z With more grimness ahead, my husband and I are still debating whether to leave Iowa when we retire. Are you too east coast for the midwest, or too midwest for the east coast? 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z That track begins a three-song suite that pocks the album with grimness, as though a new reality were sinking in. Has Hollywood lost touch with American values? 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z The grimness extended to the festival stages, where artists did their best to keep the energy alive while acknowledging the election. At Camp Flog Gnaw, fans share their rage and depression over the election 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z The unrelenting grimness matches the opera’s darkest moods but misses its flashes of joy—and hence its complexity. A Weekend of Wagner 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z A similar grimness at times weighs down "Hillbilly Elegy." Required Reading for Education Reformers 2016-08-13T04:00:00Z The state of the country might not be quite so grim as Mr. Trump painted it in Cleveland, but the mood is much closer to that grimness than to Mr. Obama’s forced optimism. Hillary’s One-Candidate Race 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z I think he succeeded, though with a certain grimness. Trump and the Unknowable Moment 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z That perspective - along with a focus on the gripping drama of the hunt and not the grimness of the kill - makes the series distinctive. ‘The Hunt’ casts animal world’s predators in new light 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z Reliably cheerful and blissfully unaware of history or politics, the dogs offer Gazans a rare escape from the grimness of their lives. If you want a friend in this town... 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Instead, the new film doubles down on the grimness, the ugliness, and the indifference to human life. Batman v Superman is a very expensive reaction video for Man of Steel 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z It was grim, and that grimness depleted our appetite for political argument. ‘Ireland is becoming no place for the young… we need brave people willing to be bad citizens’ 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z Praising the way that Carmichael’s disarming, bright-eyed delivery belies the grimness of his message, he told me that ‘‘at its best, Jerrod’s stand-up shows America/humanity at its worst — capitalist, cutthroat, cynical, narcissistic.’’ Jerrod Carmichael Goes There 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z The whole thing certainly had the grimness of a funeral. Robot burial : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z He concludes with convincing grimness that only California, Japan, Chile and New Zealand have taken the earthquake hazard seriously. Geophysics: Vast forces underfoot : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z This year’s shortlist was striking for the grimness of the subject matter and the toughness of the reads. Marlon James wins the Man Booker prize 2015 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z Its underground platforms, lack of natural light and general aura of grimness even inspired online hate groups, while one magazine poll in 2003 voted it the UK's ugliest single building. Birmingham New Street station's changing face - BBC News 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z But, as some have noted, what unites the books is the grimness of their themes. Pulitzer winner makes Booker Prize shortlist - BBC News 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z To add to the grimness, many animals, once released, are hoovered up and sold again to fresh devotees. Animal spirits 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z Stone was the son of a schizophrenic New York public-school teacher, educated in austere Catholic boys’ schools, and the grimness and violence of his upbringing put their indelible stamp on his vision. Robert Stone, Out of the Sixties 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z Despite the grimness of the situation, Libyans remain determined to see through the original aspirations of their revolution. What's Left in Libya 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z But now Russia is grimly trying to claw its way back—and the grimness is a problem. Russia in Space? Fuhgeddaboudit. 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z Yesterday, I got some flack for the grimness of posting skating’s most horrible, but redemptive, moments. Analysis: Pairs figure skating short program 2014-02-12T13:44:06Z In the grimness of their everyday work, there is a certain playfulness that Laxmi brings to the relationship. How India acid attack victim found love 2014-01-22T21:37:24Z There’s a sense of joy and wonder at the outset of the game, but also a really surprising grimness to the world that becomes more and more apparent the further you travel from home. 'Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons' Review (XBLA) 2013-08-12T21:00:00Z Britain’s dismal economic performance certainly helps to explain the grimness of British politics at the moment, and the growing appeal of the nationalist fringe. Way of the World: When Labor Is Flexible, and Paid Less 2013-06-27T16:10:33Z Amid all the grimness, Mr. Yospyn was struck by Mr. Parr’s wit and dry sense of humor, even if he did hail from our old colonial overseer, Britain. Lens Blog: Tickled by America’s Quirky Coincidences 2013-05-31T09:00:22Z Captures the grimness and relentless lethality of urban combat. Stalingrad Reborn 2013-03-12T19:06:29Z Mostly this was because of Dean, whose athletic gifts dwarfed the grimness of the place. Members of 1988 Irish mourn loss of teammate 2012-12-25T23:50:00Z “We were looking at the grimness face to face,” Gary says. An Alzheimer’s Gene: One Family’s Saga 2012-06-07T13:48:08Z They smiled at the very grimness of evil fortune until she fled, and, in doing this, they half-unconsciously tickled the midriff of the world. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z "I saw all I wanted," Wyndham resumed, with a touch of grimness. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z As he spoke his face bore an expression of ecstatic, almost amorous grimness. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z And despite herself she flinched before the grimness of his tone. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z "I have promised not to," with a grimness equal to the "old man's." The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z By Jove, it is a pretty game That Man, the Advertiser's thrall, Should have these scenes of grimness, gore, and shame, Shock him from every wall. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, December 3, 1887 2012-03-09T03:00:20.130Z "Oh, do you?" retorted the old railroader, disguising his good nature under his usual mask of grimness. Ralph in the Switch Tower 2012-03-02T03:00:11.847Z She smiled back at him—defiance in return for his grimness. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z And if by day the free landscape charmed me, by night dark dreaming fantasies tormented me; and set themselves in louring grimness before me, as if to shut up my path of life forever. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z It interposes a little ease after the long and unattenuated grimness of cocoa. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z The old lady’s silence and grimness finally riled Mrs. Treble’s temper. The Corner House Girls How they moved to Milton, what they found, and what they did 2012-02-03T03:00:26.090Z The vast plain was certainly desolate, but it had lost its forbidding grimness. A Prairie Courtship 2012-02-01T03:00:12.830Z The coming of spring had mitigated the grimness of Nutley; the water that had looked dreary and dismal in the winter now sparkled in the sun. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z Therefore he fought with deadly grimness and purpose. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z The posthumous vulgarities of our day add another grimness to death. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z He began to talk freely; his smile lost its grimness, his natural geniality flashed bright. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z Jefferson laughed, though there was a certain grimness in his face. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z They had bronzed faces with a significant grimness in them, and moved with a certain air of resolution that did not astonish Slavin. Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z In Homs, beleaguered but still famous for its humor, residents have poked fun at the grimness. Syria, in Deep Crisis, May Be Slipping Out of Control 2012-01-15T00:29:22Z There is a look of wisdom in yon stones, Great boulders basking in the noonday heat, Their grimness lightened by a fringe of sweet Fresh fern or moss or green-gray lichen tones. The Melody of Earth An Anthology of Garden and Nature Poems From Present-Day Poets 2011-12-31T03:00:17.930Z Our demands for milk were received with sullen grimness, until the sight of the unwonted coin caused the faces to clear, and a further present of tobacco established quite a friendly footing. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z "No," said Austin, with a trace of grimness. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z And Honor grimly, with grimness spoilt by chokey utterance: "Ah, handsome is as handsome don't make fine birds!" The Happy Warrior 2011-12-18T03:00:18.863Z For the first couple of hours of Lange’s patrol, the grimness of the surroundings seemed endless. Now That the Factories Are Closed, It?s Tee Time in Benton Harbor, Mich. 2011-12-15T17:00:08Z To some of us it’s always the same, and its dark grimness makes you feel the radiance of its smile. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z “No one has,” he answered, with a certain grimness that suggested such a demand might have met with small response. The Stronger Influence 2011-12-02T03:00:23.630Z On the contrary, the set grimness on every countenance seemed to deepen. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z If it sometimes has witnessed tragedy, it has never found delight in the disclosure of grimness for grimness' sake. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z “I had hoped it might be,” he returned with some grimness of manner... Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z True, she worked under the most altered conditions; she was no longer a drudge but a supervisor; and yet the very grimness of that early apprenticeship had held in it a radical value of instruction. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z Don't shudder, I beg you, at the sight of this grim legibility—even when you compare it with your own exquisite mastery of legibility without grimness! The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II 2011-11-18T03:00:26.730Z Well the “good” had not been effectual enough to last, so that far the grimness of the tradition did not belie itself. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z Mingled with that feeling there had been a grimness and pain and apprehension. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z The chin loses its feminine softness; rigidity and grimness being substituted. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z A thunderstorm of exceptional violence added to the grimness of the setting. Leaves in the Wind 2011-10-28T02:00:25.937Z There was a little laughter, which had, however, a trace of grimness in it, and one of the men grasped the constable's shoulder. A Damaged Reputation 2011-10-17T02:00:16.117Z This queer grimness of look was invaluable to the comedian in several of his best parts; and in private he often called it up when his heart was most cheerful. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 2011-10-07T02:00:22.270Z "I see that pretty clearly," Cliffe replied with a touch of grimness, for he recognized the skill with which he had been led on until he could not draw back without a heavy loss. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z The accumulative grimness of her countenance became something startling. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z "Now," I had replied as quickly as she, with I know not what grimness and resolution mingled with my tenderness. The Debit Account 2011-09-21T02:00:33.753Z The Surveyor also noticed the grimness of his wet face, and dallied a moment with the card he held, for he had known what fatigue and short commons were in his early days. A Damaged Reputation 2011-10-17T02:00:16.117Z The brilliance of his eye, the grimness of his set jaw, the impact of one great fist in the palm of the other hand showed what happened then. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z Before her "unfortunate experience," Mrs. Meade thought sadly, there had been no grimness in Caroline's humour. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z Enough has been written about the grimness of "King Lear's Wife," the fine bursts of poetry in it, and the remarkable character of Goneril.... King Lear's Wife; The Crier by Night; The Riding to Lithend; Midsummer-Eve; Laodice and Dana? 2011-09-17T02:00:30.620Z Mrs. McSorley was especially proud of Maggie's performance, and her face almost lost its wonted grimness as she walked about among the girls and their guests. Brenda's Bargain A Story for Girls 2011-09-09T02:01:09.477Z Worn out as he was, the doctor noticed the grimness of his tone. A Damaged Reputation 2011-10-17T02:00:16.117Z The grimness of the long-term economic outlook is one reason. Banking regulation: Capital punishment 2011-09-08T09:47:58Z In that minute it seemed to Caroline that she could never forget the misery in his eyes, or the look of grimness and determination the night had graven about his mouth. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z Her face was white and set, and a grey line of grimness marked the spot where her lips had disappeared. Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z “Miss Morse, what does this mean?” demanded the stern teacher, eyeing Jess with particular grimness through her thick spectacles. The Girls of Central High on the Stage The Play That Took The Prize 2011-09-05T02:00:21.083Z Then suddenly the heat was over, the flare died out of the picture, the far-off kops turned a faint pink colour, and the grimness of the bush was blurred in a drapery of purple chiffon. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z "I was," he said with a sort of dry grimness. The Tigress 2011-08-30T02:00:39.657Z It was not in Sir Massingberd's nature to be overawed, but his truculent features no longer maintained their grimness—their cruel humour. Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 1/2 A Romance of Real Life 2011-08-25T02:00:34.720Z III Mrs. Bindle awaited the coming of Saturday evening with a grimness that caused Bindle more than once to regard her curiously. Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z "Don't be sarcastic," reproved Pauline with mock grimness. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z In the smile which greeted my words as I explained this to them I could not but recognise grimness as well as malice. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z “I can see he’s a favourite with old Jimmy,” he said with added grimness. Carolyn of the Corners 2011-08-10T02:00:14.997Z Maxwell's hints had impressed him, and there was a grimness behind his smile when he spoke. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z There is little of grimness in the faiths of the Far East; their gods smile. Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z There is something of the same grimness in both faces, and, in the moss-trooper's case, the artist hit it rather well. By Right of Purchase 2011-07-14T02:00:10.167Z There was a touch of grimness in his reply, given with characteristic deliberation. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z No amount of grimness there could trouble the child now. Carolyn of the Corners 2011-08-10T02:00:14.997Z American participation began to take shape as a real factor, a stern and sombre business, and all the lighter, easier sides of the expedition began to fall back, and work and grimness came on together. Our Army at the Front 2011-06-26T02:00:07.933Z His dark eyes lightened and hardened to an unforgiving grimness of wrath that dwarfed the younger men's passion and made it puerile. A Man's Hearth 2011-06-25T02:00:17.093Z Notwithstanding the grimness of her surroundings she had a natural vivacity that could not fail to charm all with whom she came in contact. The Dispatch-Riders The Adventures of Two British Motor-cyclists in the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:22.377Z He saw nothing of the grimness which underlay this gay, light-hearted chatter, in this gay and brilliant room. A Butterfly on the Wheel 2011-06-21T02:00:24.683Z It would have been nearly ludicrous, but for the deadly dreariness of the scene, the ghostly grimness of the picture, the all-pervading nervous atmosphere of the impending unknown. A Diplomatic Woman 2011-06-10T02:00:18.297Z She would at least, she thought with a new grimness, be killed legitimately. The Pastor's Wife 2011-06-02T02:00:23.873Z The grimness of Heinrich's glances increased amain; they wandered up and down over Rosa's summer hare-skin of yellow silk with a jaundiced glare. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z An added grimness to Toppy’s expression told how he appreciated the significance of this incident. The Snow-Burner 2011-05-17T02:00:21.527Z "In movies like Clockwork Orange or Logan's Run that architecture used to speak of escapist things - but now it speaks of grimness, so I wanted to flip it back round." Hoodies vs Aliens 2011-05-11T00:59:05Z Following them were long lines of cavalry and artillery, and above all, a bright October sun that gave to the scene anything but the grimness of war. E.P. Roe: Reminiscences of his Life 2011-05-05T02:00:19.377Z The following hymn to Mother Corn as Guide is expressive of the sense of vastness and awesomeness of the great extent of the Plains, and something of its grimness. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:17.413Z There was a disproportionate grimness in his tone and manner, Lance imagined. True and Other Stories 2011-04-26T02:00:27.117Z The small round table was conventionally set, but this only added to the grimness of the encompassing arsenal. The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z Mary ran upstairs, took grim Mrs. Macfarlane in her arms, and actually kissed her; and Mrs. Macfarlane’s grimness melted away, and the two women cried together for sympathy. Humours of Irish Life 2011-04-19T02:00:16.057Z Appleby proceeded quietly, and while his low voice broke monotonously through the silence of the room Harding’s face lost its grimness, and became intent and eager, while a sparkle crept into his eyes. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z “It was not,” Jimmy answered with some grimness. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z Nor has it stopped manufacturers of wedding-related paraphernalia — the traditional, the crazy and the ugly — from doing their best to capitalize on one of the few bright spots in a sea of economic grimness here. Before Britain?s Royal Wedding, Rumors Fly but Lips Are Sealed 2011-04-08T01:40:35Z Then he set his lips, saying to himself: “The day’s work,” and, after lighting his pipe, he walked up to his literary tools with the grimness of a man about to throttle an enemy. The Late Tenant 2011-03-28T02:00:25.153Z They were standing about the body of poor, dead Griffith, with a certain grimness growing on their faces and hardening there. The Terror A Mystery 2011-03-22T02:00:24.957Z But now the grimness of the rugged features seemed abolished; the face shone, as it were, with the light of a flame—but a flame of what fire? The Secret Glory 2011-03-22T02:00:17.863Z But through or below the grimness was a terrible pity. Uncanny Tales 2011-03-22T02:00:16.307Z The grimness of the game for so much of the afternoon will please all the more because they rose above it to win. Chelsea 2-0 Man City 2011-03-20T18:29:25Z For David resolved, with a smile which had in it a mixture of grimness and tenderness, that he would obey the letter of Violet’s request while decidedly disobeying its spirit. The Late Tenant 2011-03-28T02:00:25.153Z A long, projecting chin gave a grotesque turn to his features, whose grimness was otherwise modified by amiable gray eyes. The Road to Paris 2011-03-07T03:00:11.103Z "No need to ask how you are," said Mark, his grimness softened by her heartiness. Mr. Claghorn's Daughter 2011-03-03T03:00:53.083Z The former raised his hat and gave Phebe a smile; but the latter passed on without any recognition, except for an extra look of grimness on his face. The Little Missis 2011-02-26T03:00:44.830Z And that old, old woman, with all the grimness of her creed, told her the story bluntly and cruelly, as she told it to us. That Affair at Elizabeth 2011-02-14T03:00:36.587Z The Teutonic grimness of the work puzzled the Parisians, who are not used to having philosophy thrust at them over the footlights; but in Germany “Frühlings Erwachen” proved much more successful. The Awakening of Spring A Tragedy of Childhood 2011-02-13T03:00:19.567Z The grimness of the clean-cut, stern face had somewhat relaxed. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z There was a curious air of determination about these two, a certain grimness which seemed common to both of them, as they hurried along the rough, stone-strewn road. The Golden Web 2011-01-15T03:00:38.007Z “Take it,” suggested Withee, with a touch of grimness in his tones. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z New tree-lined urban centers like Bishkek as well as spas along the land's salt lakes became popular destinations for Russians escaping the industrial grimness further north. A Brief History of Kyrgyzstan: Behind the Upheavals 2010-04-08T20:50:00Z "There's not been much wit and not much joy, there's a lot of grimness out there," Daisy Goodwin, the author and TV producer, told the Guardian. Orange prize judge: where's the wit? 2010-03-17T00:05:00Z "At least we are comrades together," he replied, with one of those winning smiles which transformed the dark grimness of his face. A Blot on the Scutcheon His faint smile had not vanished, but it had taken lines of grimness. Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager “I’ve heard that he has another side,” responded the other with guarded grimness, “but if he has, I wish he’d manage to show it sometimes.” The Valiants of Virginia York's face took on a sort of bulldog grimness, but he made no reply. The Reclaimers But the way Soda-Water Sal took the gait when she once felt her feet under her made the wrinkled engineer at her throttle set his mouth with the grimness of a gamester. The Nerve of Foley And Other Railroad Stories Upon a bench on the veranda Milford sat and listened and did not smile, and accepting his grimness as a sympathy, her hard eye grew moist, a flint-stone wet with dew. A Yankee from the West A Novel Faces bent forward with eyes lighting into an altered mood, and the grimness which spelled danger relaxed grudgingly into attention. The Tempering This is a grim fact when the future of the race is considered; and of its grimness there can be no doubt. Stand Up, Ye Dead The ordinary grimness of his face was lacking. The Land of Strong Men "I don't know but that I have," replied Miss Bancroft with a touch of grimness. Nancy of Paradise Cottage There was nothing in them for her; not even the mock tragedy of the death of an heir presumptive or the truer grimness of a shipwreck could rouse in her an emotion. A Bed of Roses Enough to say I may return to those spiders some of these days, and out of their webs spin a three-volume novel of unusual grimness and humour. Punch, or the London Charivari. Volume 93. August 27, 1887 "Oh! yes He will," was her aunt's reply, uttered with such grimness that Patricia, though only six years of age, had been satisfied that not even God would dare to disappoint Aunt Adelaide. Patricia Brent, Spinster The darkness of complexion, the heavy brows, the straight mouth conveyed an expression almost of grimness. The Land of Strong Men There was in his voice a note of grimness that neither Dorothy nor Mrs. West seemed to detect. John Dene of Toronto A Comedy of Whitehall It was the first time she had come across Bennett, and she was duly impressed by the grimness of his appearance. Just Gerry "Just you try it on," he said, with feigned grimness. Shadows of Flames A Novel Quaint weapons and suits of armor, doubtless worn at some time by a shogun or samurai ancestor gave a touch of grimness to a beauty and delicacy of ornament that might otherwise have been excessive. Bert Wilson at Panama I envied him his philosophic grimness: I should never have been able to resist the almonds and raisins. The Book of This and That Young Merryvale regarded the boy with some amazement, then noting the grimness of his expression, said nothing further. The Shadow During that first month of that war, so new a thing was the horrid grimness of it, that hysteria was abroad, life was twopence coloured. The Duchess of Wrexe Her Decline and Death; A Romantic Commentary With this laborious surmise he shut his jaws together with repellent grimness. Ewing\\'s Lady To appreciate the full grimness of the sarcasm hear it from their lips amid their own surroundings. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel He had further been secretly amused at the scene between Anthony and the keeper, though outwardly the grimness of his expression showed no trace of any relaxation. Haviland's Chum There was a blaze of zeal in his blue eyes and grimness in the tightness of his jaw. Monsoons of Death But there was a grimness about the very good nature, decided Spence. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland "Keep smiling, my dear," retorted her father with Spartan grimness. Ewing\\'s Lady He did not hate his persecutor, but the grimness of Mars was in him. Duel on Syrtis But it was the grimness of his face that jolted Stan. A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. "Nothing, not even my money," Dawson replied with a note of grimness in his voice. Dave Dawson at Casablanca There was a grimness in Bindle's voice that caused Mrs. Bindle to pause in the process of pinning a brooch in her bodice. Adventures of Bindle His face wore a grimness that betokened hanging for the culprits—nothing less. The Frontier Boys in the Sierras Or, The Lost Mine As to Mrs. Todgers, she leaned on Mr. Pecksniff's arm and preserved a kind of genteel grimness, suitable to any state of mind, and involving any shade of opinion. Dickens' Stories About Children Every Child Can Read Stan smiled but back of the smile there was a feeling of grimness. A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. Men put on the grimness of the lion, and think to prevail by strength, but women conquer by pertinacity. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition There was a grimness in her voice that carried conviction to Mr. Hearty. Adventures of Bindle "Here's something that may help you understand them," he said, and I felt a bit of the sardonic in his voice, a grimness. Do Unto Others "I'm not implying anything," Kennedy said within a restrained grimness that infuriated Mason. The Beasts in the Void When Dr. William Osler admitted his belief that man is fit for creative intellectual work only up to his fortieth year he gained an undeserved reputation for grimness. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 1 March 1906 Ichabod looked up at his friends with a wry smile, that was touched with grimness. When the Cock Crows It loomed before him with the grimness of an irrevocable disaster. Command Certainly, madam"—the doctor spoke with portentous grimness and formality—"but—excuse me—no right to tamper with any of my prescriptions. A Life Sentence A Novel In the interior the most astonishing features are the low truncated nave of three bays, the grimness of the walls of the entire fabric,—excepting the well-lighted and aspiring choir,—and the straight-backed pews. The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine She could not see the grimness of Eugene's position. The "Genius" Its walls are fantastically thick; their great time-bleached expanses and all their rounded roughnesses, their strange mixture of softness and grimness, have an indefinable fascination for the eye. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. July, 1877. Turn your backbone into a wishbone.” 256The wreathed figure stepped from the pedestal,–a laughing June spot against the wintry grimness of the Man Killer trail. Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl And out of the altar's dimness An answering voice doth swell, Of passion that cries from the grimness And anguish of its own hell. The Garden of Dreams We do look at them, and an uglier set we never saw; not one in a hundred, in his grimness, a gentleman. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) Even its grimness and tragedy were worth while, although they hurt him terribly at times. The "Genius" Her voice was very low and shook a trifle but there was grimness in it. The Sensitive Man His warning served to cause a tightening of muscles and a grimness of countenance in a last final effort to put over a score and avert a tied score. The Upward Path A Reader For Colored Children "Mahatma Gandhi would have followed out those plans," Pierce said with a touch of grimness. The Man Who Staked the Stars I was taken with the grimness of it. Aliens Few shall survive Whom that violent guest in his grimness shall visit. Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose The incident, although comparatively trivial, seemed to arouse within our men a solemn grimness and a more fervent determination to pay back the enemy in kind. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" Instant grimness as of death appeared in the face of Attwater; he smote the bell imperiously, and the two brown natives fell into the attitude of attention and stood mute and trembling. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston “The rascal shall suffer for it if we catch him!” he announced, with a grimness that would have delighted Aaron Rushton and confirmed him in his admiration for the doctor’s sternness. The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall Or, Great Days in School and Out "Why—er—would that be quite the thing, Mrs. MacCall?" asked Aunt Sarah, momentarily losing much of her grimness and seemingly somewhat fluttered by this discussion of Ruth's affair. The Corner House Girls Growing Up What Happened First, What Came Next. And How It Ended One of these mirrors all the joy and buoyant happiness of life, whilst the other reflects that undertone of grimness which is sometimes felt through the exterior of things. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 All the grimness in Grant’s countenance melted as he spoke of Kenyon and the battered features softened. In the Heart of a Fool There was even a grimness in the shifting gaze. The Missourian But for all the grimness in her creed, there was not a being alive with a softer heart. The Bondboy A physician had dressed the cut on his forehead, where adhesive plaster, neatly holding gauze over the cut, took away the aspect of grimness and gravity which the bloody bandage of the morning had imparted. Claim Number One Nurse had come with their mother from the south, and she didn't take kindly to the greyness, and the smokiness, and the grimness at all. The Thirteen Little Black Pigs and Other Stories Miss Mann's goblin grimness scarcely went deeper than the angel sweetness of hundreds of beauties. Shirley In some cases merely orthodox tragedies—a smile, a blow, a groan; in other cases peculiar tragedies—peculiar even in that country and in the grimness of the medi�val age. Byways of Ghost-Land Jack thought, with a little grimness, that they might better save their money for next week's bread. Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart Seen close at hand, it proved to be not without a certain charm, despite its weather-beaten grimness. Kildares of Storm The little man had his back to Phelan as the policeman stepped inside, but he turned in a flash and confronted the intruder with the peculiar glazed grimness of the Japanese. Officer 666 “He is not,” said Tommy, with a shade of grimness in his tone. Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931 The day meanwhile had cleared, the sun shone richly, and we began to see somewhat of the glory, as well as grimness, of Labrador. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 88, February, 1865 It showed strength and doggedness and will, along with some of the dour grimness of his fathers. The Shepherd of the North Then she saw that the stupidity, the grimness of all those watching faces was gone as if by magic. Kildares of Storm Milly's "grimness" and the great hushed palace were present to him; present with the little woman before him as she must have been waiting there and listening. The Wings of the Dove, Volume II In spite of her moustache and her grimness, that child was sure Hannah would take her in, whether any of us were here or not. Jan and Her Job There was a sudden grimness to Spawn's tone at the thought. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 THE steep, rounded, rock-scarred face of Bald Mountain, for all its naked grimness, looked very cheerful in the last of the warm-coloured sunset. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories Jemima came quite close, searching her face with curious grimness; and Kate saw the resemblance the old man had seen, and shivered. Kildares of Storm About the granite walls there is a grimness and gauntness of decay; of changed plans and projects; of devastation; of restoration; and, finally, of what is, apparently, submission to the inevitableness of time. The Cathedrals of Northern France Only the presence of a dozen of the aged guards, armed with ray-rods, lent a grimness to the scene. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 It cast over all his face a shadow of grimness, and imparted to it an aged and seasoned appearance not warranted by either his experience or his years. The Duke Of Chimney Butte He started down the field with a grimness born of despair. Interference and Other Football Stories There was, however, a certain grimness in his smile. The Greater Power “Maybe I be,” he answered her question with noncommittal grimness. Once to Every Man The mass, the irregularity, the strength of these piles, the dark river hurrying below, give the spot a grimness not often found on the sunny side of the Alps. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877 The man in the chair lifted himself in sudden grimness, sat up from between the barber's massaging hands, which still held their pose like some sort of brace, turned a threatening look into the road. The Duke Of Chimney Butte The officers walked rapidly, looking neither to the right nor to the left, and seemed, from their grimness, to realize the great responsibility which rested upon them. The Mysterious Murder of Pearl Bryan or: the Headless Horror. The seal, a curious thing, had belonged to the girls' father, and she conceived the idea of signing the letters with it to add to the grimness of her threats. The Film of Fear Mrs. Stringham took it in—her sense of being "put off" with it, the possible, probable irony of it—and her tenderness renewed itself in the positive grimness of a long murmur. The Wings of the Dove, Volume 1 of 2 “That is what I’m going to find out,” the detective responded, with a touch of grimness in his tones. The Crevice About—about our marriage," she repeated trembling, and then, at something in his hardness and his grimness, "Why, what did you mean——? The Innocent Adventuress He had also known adversity, she deduced from the gauntness of his face and a certain grimness of expression. Thurston of Orchard Valley When the elders heard the story on their arrival from Chapman’s, that evening, Uncle Aleck remarked with some grimness, “So the wolf is at the door at last, boys.” The Boy Settlers A Story of Early Times in Kansas His struggles added a touch of grimness to his old sense of humor, but when he was admitted to the bar he was a man in courage, strength, and endurance. David Dunne A Romance of the Middle West There was a trace of grimness in the old man's tone. Old Man Curry Race Track Stories There was a quiet grimness in the few words, for he who rode north on such an errand tempted fate. Tharon of Lost Valley "I beg you to go on," said Geoffrey, with a certain grimness. Thurston of Orchard Valley They came up, spluttering and choking; but as soon as she could catch breath the girl laughed, whereupon the grimness of Grôm’s face relaxed. In the Morning of Time "Doctor, I—I——" The Big Man stopped, overwhelmed by the awful majesty of the Doctor, on whose face still sat the grimness of the past conference. The Boy Scouts Book of Stories Warm with swelling life and full throated with bird music the beginnings of summer came to the hills, and the hills forgot their grimness. The Roof Tree So I feel; but if anyone complains of the grimness of the Captain I shall have, I fear, only a very poor defence. Forgotten Tales of Long Ago There was a certain grimness to it that reminded the promoter of the first time he had seen it. Rimrock Trail The turnpike-man relaxes, in favour of your ‘pink,’ his usual grimness. A New Illustrated Edition of J. S. Rarey's Art of Taming Horses With the Substance of the Lectures at the Round House, and Additional Chapters on Horsemanship and Hunting, for the Young and Timid They flaunted their grimness all over the place. The Belovéd Vagabond At first he laughed derisively, then his brows gathered in a frown of perplexity and finally his jaw stiffened into grimness. The Roof Tree There was something a bit humorous, yet sad, about their unchildlike grimness. Deathworld Her work had a grimness about it, as though psychology was a dire obsession, especially abnormal psychology. Strange Alliance She looked at him, and was startled by the set grimness of his face and the thunderous lowering of the black smudge of eyebrow. The Dop Doctor It was McMahon who spoke first, with his usual air of good-nature in the sarcasm, but a note of grimness underlying the surface pleasantry. Making People Happy Yet the grimness was with me still as we rocked and swayed through the wreathing mist. Great Britain at War Miss Herron bestowed a lightning glance on her unconscious little passenger, and found it her turn to smile, but with a kind of grimness. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 So Doggie reflected with some grimness that there are rougher roads than those which lead to the trenches. The Rough Road This, I fancy, is much what a fox suffers, only his pains are intensified by the grimness of stern reality. In Court and Kampong Being Tales and Sketches of Native Life in the Malay Peninsula The grimness of his face did not relax. Making People Happy "I don't think it has been particularly easy for either of us," said Hawtrey, with a trace of grimness. Hawtrey's Deputy Consequently, he made his dispositions with grimness and determination. McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 3, July 1908. It seemed to her, also, that the grimness in his face was accentuated of late. 'Me--Smith' To take away from the grimness of the flat walls many little banners had been suspended from loopholes and beneath windows. The Fifth Queen Crowned He sat staring into space, the iron grimness of self-control locking every fetter that he wore—must always wear now. Athalie Very deliberately Rupert lifted his dark face, its grimness not lessened by flecks and bars of court-plaster; across the apathy of physical exhaustion his black eyes gleamed vivid, hard resolve. From the Car Behind There's a certain grimness about him which disturbs you unless you know him intimately.' The Explorer But it was the grimness of his face, and the weariness in his pose, which seized her attention and aroused a curious sympathy for him. The Cattle-Baron's Daughter His mocking laugh had a note of grimness in it, which brought a chill over Sheila. The Trail to Yesterday It pleased him to see his enemy writhe and squirm before him; the grimness came because of a mental picture, in his mind at this minute, of Trevison confiding in the girl. 'Firebrand' Trevison There is a vein of humor throughout, which relieves the story of grimness. From the Car Behind Yes, sir," said the Doctor with terrible grimness, "I have a study—and I have a cane. Vice Versa or A Lesson to Fathers Hetty was wholly bewitching, as even Flora Schuyler, who fancied she understood the grimness in the man’s face, felt just then. The Cattle-Baron's Daughter Meanwhile Mr. Pinchbeck, who was a black-haired, ordinarily somewhat grim looking man, now with his grimness all gilded in smiles, pressed the sweetmeats; and looked his beaming delight at the occasion. The Old Helmet, Volume I “You don’t ask any questions,” he said, with grimness. The Place of Honeymoons It was not joy, but it was quite a new grimness, and in his own preoccupation the bushranger did not notice it at all. Stingaree But her face relaxed a measure of its grimness as, looking up, her eye rested on a dainty nosegay, tossed in at the window only that morning, by this same neglectful young girl. Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter He looked at Grant; the latter’s face was very quiet, and had lost its grimness and weariness—there was almost a suggestion of exaltation in it. The Cattle-Baron's Daughter "I lost a husband and a three-year old son," Mary said with equal grimness. Pandemic And notwithstanding the cold and the rain and the grimness of everything, I think Jacinth felt happier that day than since they had come to Barmettle. Robin Redbreast A Story for Girls “I don’t think it has been particularly easy for either of us,” returned Hawtrey, with grimness. Masters of the Wheat-Lands "What you done now?" demanded Aunt 'Mira with a grimness that seemed to point to her special knowledge of her visitor's foolishness on previous occasions. The Mission of Janice Day “They’ll be more convinced of it later,” he responded with a trace of grimness. The Long Portage One can catch grimness and hardness of soul just as one can catch high spirits and courage. The Prodigal Father Sailing was an unknown art to them, and in their amazement at the sight, like the children they were, they completely forgot the grimness of the situation. The Woman from Outside [on Swan River] When they were completely drawn she said with the grimness of Fate: “You may go, but remember, not one word to your companions.” A Dixie School Girl But above all she saw the boy in him—the generous impulses that lay behind his mask of grimness, the love of fun that she had seen him exhibit at Calamity. The Range Boss “I think he’ll do what I suggest,” Lisle answered with a trace of grimness. The Long Portage It was as though the grimness of reality had interrupted a piece of play-acting. The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel The shadow of death was somehow removed from him; that grimness and the horror of the trial had lost their meaning. The Day of Judgment His eyebrows were jet-black and bushy, his eyes large and deep set, his nose strong and prominent, and the corners of his long mouth drawn down in a settled curve, expressing a melancholy grimness. Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland The hint was well-sustained, for underneath all his sternness and severity the doctor concealed a playful humour, that at times came to the surface, and gratefully relieved his ordinary grimness. Bert Lloyd's Boyhood A Story from Nova Scotia “You can trust the work and the country,” Lisle corrected her with a trace of grimness. The Long Portage "Remember"—the grimness of Koppy's tone was a threat—"the girl's mine." The Return of Blue Pete And even as he did so the grimness of the tragedy faced him. The Day of Judgment Harley knew very well now that only the sunshine saved them from grimness and desolation. The Candidate A Political Romance He listened with an expression that varied between grimness and weariness. Space Platform It is only by the aid of pen, pencil, brush or film that their grimness is kept alive in the mind. In Mesopotamia "It's that worthless dog of Martin's, I suppose," said Clemantiny, grasping a broom handle with a grimness that boded ill for the dog. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903 "He is no doubt a very deserving young man—and I'm glad I can use him," said Fogg, not able to keep all the grimness out of his tones. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 Alone, and starving for a cause that is dear to him, he might encounter the grimness of fate with a fortitude in which there should- 273 - be many elevating and consoling elements. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3) Essay 4: Joseph de Maistre He suffered at times from dejection; and a certain grimness, too, pervaded his moods. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 The very grimness of the prairie increased their determination to raise a bulwark against it. Land of the Burnt Thigh He paused at “chagrined,” and repeated it impressively, so that the guttural grimness of its second syllable sounded most unpleasant. Emmy Lou Her Book and Heart Amusement struggled with a certain grimness for expression on her face. Lalage's Lovers He looked about him with a sort of total grimness. Long Ago, Far Away "I feel it!" laughed the other, but again that undernote of grimness rang in his tone. The Fifth Ace Grieg writes in a folk-tone that is severe to the point of grimness. Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions Mrs. Emery was one of the women who are always well served by “tradespeople,” as she now called them, “and a good reason why,” she was wont to explain with self-gratulatory grimness. The Squirrel-Cage To her great surprise, Anthony’s voice sounded very much as usual, with perhaps a slight tinge of grimness. Chance A Tale in Two Parts I had a hunch," said the security officer with some grimness, "the kid got past three electric fences, and we don't know how. Long Ago, Far Away There was a determined ring, not without a touch of grimness, in his tones. The Fifth Ace Mr Auberly smiled and nodded as he turned to go, and there was really very little grimness in the smile on this occasion—very little indeed! Fighting the Flames Her thin dark face settled into a repose that had a little grimness in it. The Squirrel-Cage "Far from it," he repeated, with a touch of grimness. Laramie Holds the Range Bellerophon, meanwhile turning about, found himself face to face with the ugly grimness of the Chimaera’s visage, and could only avoid being scorched to death, or bitten right in twain, by holding up his shield. My First Cruise and Other stories At first the laughter had been a little too grim, but before long the grimness had disappeared and only a good-natured ridicule was left. Phyllis A Twin The upright man stooped, and there was a shade less of grimness in his smile as his lips touched his daughter’s pale cheek. Fighting the Flames He is grim, there's no doubt about it, with the grimness of a man going through a tough ordeal. Pipefuls Beautiful as they are, they are repellent; they invite no familiarity; they speak of the hardness, the grimness, the silent aloofness of nature. Impressions of South Africa There was a certain grimness in his tone. Nicanor - Teller of Tales A Story of Roman Britain In The Death of Hippolytus there is something of the aloofness, the blitheness, the thrust of phrases, the grimness, the sedateness which we associate with Greek drama. Personality in Literature But there had grown subtly into his face a look of grimness and unhappiness that robbed it of the youth it still should have retained. The Forbidden Trail "I do think it likely," replies he, with as much grimness as etiquette will permit before the servant. Molly Bawn There was a certain rugged grimness in the scene. Prairie Flowers It will become more and more difficult to get money from Germany to England,” said her host, and there was a touch of grimness in his voice. Good Old Anna It holds together this humour and this grimness which are so truthfully united in his work. Personality in Literature Her lips tightened to grimness as she made this announcement. Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore The grey guns worked with a certain swift and steadfast grimness. The Long Roll Mr. Wells had not lost any of his grimness when he opened it. Mary Rose of Mifflin "It's a Barmecide feast, my dear!"—he had still, her kind friend, his note of grimness and also his penetration of eye. The Outcry Big and bare, with his name staring at him from the middle, it thus offered in its grimness a turn of comparison for Miss Cookham's ominous visage. The Finer Grain "We are going to have some fun with them this year," predicted Leila with a touch of grimness. Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore Even the lines had left his face for the moment, the grimness his mouth. The Californians Perhaps, rather, something in Patsy's eye, and, though that he would not acknowledge, a lurking grimness in the smile about the wicks of Godfrey's mouth. Patsy His tone was ironic; then it hardened into grimness. Tarrano the Conqueror The tone in which he answered, and the words and the grimness of his face, impressed Hamilton somehow with a new and keener sense of the seriousness of the occasion. The Dictator The stranger's countenance was stern in its outlines, and his military cut of beard added to his grimness, but his eyes were surrounded by fine lines of good humour. The Eagle's Heart And in the fearful grimness of the man’s accents was concealed all his intense and egoistic sense of possessing in absolute ownership the business which the little boy out of the Bastille had practically created. Clayhanger The grimness which had characterized him had vanished. The Gold Trail She did not answer; she watched his smile fading into a look of grimness. Tarrano the Conqueror It is by reason of Christ and His work, and by reason of that alone, that death's darkness is made beautiful, and death's grimness is softened down to this. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. Sarah looked at her with all the grimness her jolly fat face could express. Other Main-Travelled Roads The characteristic grimness of those latitudes showed itself in him. Clayhanger The Governor's face bore a look Terry had not seen in it, an unrelenting determination, a grimness: "Major Bronner has told you how I want this matter handled?" Terry A Tale of the Hill People Ned leaned against his friend, looking soberly at Trafford's rapt face, and wondering where all the man's grimness and gloominess had gone. Culm Rock The Story of a Year: What it Brought and What it Taught The plain common-sense atmosphere of the cabin and the little doctor's evident suffering were calming Treadwell's hot Southern blood and giving a touch of stern prosaic grimness to the business. A Son of the Hills "You deserve it!" suddenly answered Glory, with a grimness that startled even the girl herself. Tabitha's Vacation “Seemingly they can’t wait till my will’s opened!” he murmured, with a scarcely successful affectation of grimness. Clayhanger Amy seemed beyond words, for she made no answer, merely clutching Betty's shoulder more tightly and holding on with a grimness born of terror. The Outdoor Girls at Bluff Point Or a Wreck and a Rescue And as he stood for one brief moment in the doorway, himself, in his gala dress, seemed but another illustration of that indomitable grimness which hangs about a forsaken banquet room. The Arena Volume 4, No. 21, August, 1891 Now the hundreds of water-fowl wheeling over it, and enlivening the crags with their cries, softened its grimness. Left on Labrador or, The cruise of the Schooner-yacht 'Curlew.' as Recorded by 'Wash.' All the sudden grimness had gone out of his face. The Call of the Blood “And I suppose,” said Darius, with assumed grimness, “if I hadn’t happened to ha’ seen a light from th’ bottom o’ th’ attic stairs I should never have known aught about all this here?” Clayhanger Barry leaped to the wheel and once more began his struggle upward, a new seriousness upon him, a new grimness apparent in the tightness of his lips. The White Desert To this her friend replied that Mr. Gabriel Nash ought to hear this; which made her promise with a certain grimness that she would settle him and his theories some day. The Tragic Muse The moment the candles were extinguished the grimness sensibly increased, and he could feel all around him, thickly amalgamated with the ether, a superphysical presence, at once hostile and horrible. Scottish Ghost Stories Nearly all the grimness it taken out of the "expergating" of my books by the subtle mollification accidentally infused into the word by Susy's modification of the spelling of it. Chapters from My Autobiography Had I but the ability I could paint you a word-picture that might bring to you the wonder of last night's events in their grandeur and their grimness. Winning a Cause World War Stories "With our last cent," came the answer of the other man, and in the voice was grimness and enthusiasm. The White Desert "It's the difference between egotism rampant and modesty regardant," Anthony, with some grimness, returned. The Lady Paramount Despite the many alterations the room had undergone, the grimness was still there—there, everywhere. Scottish Ghost Stories If his features hardened into a certain cynical grimness when he thought about things that really mattered, his smile for things that didn't matter was singularly pleasant. The Heather-Moon "Tell her whatever you like, Mrs. Luna," said the young man, with the grimness of resignation. The Bostonians, Vol. II (of II) He turned, he smiled, with a quiet, determined expression of anticipation, yet of grimness. The White Desert Tarrant was on the threshold; he lingered a little, embarrassed by her grimness, for he himself had always inclined to rose-coloured views of progress, of the march of truth. The Bostonians, Vol. I (of II) |
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