Grimly example sentences
Related (12): grim, grimness, darkly, seriously, sternly, solemnly, bleakly, harshly, forbiddingly, ominously, gravely, severely
"Grimly" Example Sentences
Common Phrases
- grimly determined
- grimly aware
- grimly accepted
- grimly faced
- grimly acknowledged
- grimly realized
- grimly set one's jaw
- grimly stared
- grimly nodded
- grimly understood
Examples by Level
A1
- He grimly shook his head no.
- She grimly looked at the broken toy.
A2
- The teacher grimly told the class that the test would be very difficult.
- He grimly accepted that he had failed the exam.
B1
- She grimly realized that moving to a new city meant leaving her best friend behind.
- They grimly prepared for the worst-case scenario, though they hoped it wouldn't happen.
B2
- The lawyer grimly explained that winning the case was unlikely, but they would fight anyway.
- He grimly acknowledged the truth he'd been avoiding for months — his marriage was over.
C1
- She grimly understood that survival in this industry required a willingness to compromise every principle she'd once held dear.
- The historian grimly noted that the pattern of violence, once established, had repeated itself with depressing regularity across generations.
C2
- There was something almost noble in the way he grimly accepted his fate, neither railing against it nor surrendering to despair.
- She grimly recognized in his face the particular exhaustion of someone who had spent years fighting a battle everyone else had already conceded.
Examples by Scenario
🏠 Everyday Life
- I grimly stared at the pile of laundry that had accumulated over two weeks.
- She grimly realized her teenager had borrowed her car without permission again.
💼 Workplace
- The manager grimly announced that the office would be closing by the end of the month.
- He grimly accepted the assignment knowing it would mean working weekends for the next three months.
📊 Business
- The CEO grimly reported a forty percent drop in quarterly earnings to the board.
- They grimly negotiated the terms of the acquisition, knowing their company would cease to exist.
🛒 Buying / Shopping
- I grimly calculated the cost of replacing my entire wardrobe after the flood.
- She grimly realized that the organic groceries cost twice as much as the conventional ones.
✈️ Travel
- We grimly checked the weather forecast and saw thunderstorms for our entire vacation week.
- He grimly realized his luggage had been lost somewhere between three different airports.
📚 Education
- The student grimly studied for the exam she knew she would probably fail anyway.
- The professor grimly returned the essays, each one marked with extensive red corrections.
❤️ Relationships
- She grimly packed his belongings into boxes while he watched from the doorway.
- He grimly told her that he'd been unfaithful, and he couldn't keep lying anymore.
📰 News / Politics
- The journalist grimly reported on the rising unemployment numbers in the region.
- The senator grimly acknowledged that the bill would not pass despite months of negotiation.
💻 Technology
- I grimly watched my laptop overheat and shut down during the important presentation.
- She grimly realized that all her photos had been deleted when the hard drive failed.
📝 Formal Writing
- The report grimly concluded that without immediate intervention, the ecosystem would collapse within a decade.
- The study grimly documented the long-term psychological effects of prolonged isolation on the research subjects.