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Example sentences for "grimmer"

Lexicographically close words:
grimacing; grime; grimed; grimly; grimme; grimmest; grimness; grimy; grin; grind
  1. Stopping only long enough to make boot of Hjelmer's gold, Grimmer returns to the heathen-king's court, and receives the princess in marriage.

  2. Grimmer is not at all daunted, and so the lady gives him a sword with which he is sure to prevail.

  3. Or perhaps Miss Grimmer IS a wicked fairy after all, and won't act up to it because the grown-up people have persuaded her not to.

  4. Drowvey and Grimmer is the partnership, and opinion is divided which is the greatest beast.

  5. After this interlude he returned to his business grimmer of face and harsher of heart, and the world was none the wiser regarding his grief for the plain-faced woman in the churchyard.

  6. Those of us who do, who endure such days that we may go to night school, and who wear mended gloves and queer hats, forgoing the cheap joys of our associates--we do forge ahead and grow grimmer of heart and graver of soul.

  7. The starkness of the words, of the reality they spoke, flowed over him like icy water; he felt that he was sinking, strangling, in a sea grimmer than any about Cape Horn.

  8. Would he find them exhausted by the efforts of the battle, wounded, starving, on the verge of defeat, or would he find them still stout and hopeful, ready for the still grimmer conflict of the morrow?

  9. They knew by now the thing was grimmer than they had thought.

  10. The religious ceremonies appear to play the part of an emotional accompaniment for the grimmer proceedings on the battle-field.

  11. In place of the romantic conception of primitive life, which made the savage essentially a civilized child, a grimmer picture unfolded itself.

  12. Instead, he walked very slowly up the street towards the hotel, the door of which he was just entering when the Grimmer motor-car dashed past with the Canon sitting very erect in the tonneau.

  13. Mrs. Grimmer laughed too, but mentally she registered another grievance against May.

  14. She would have asked him down to stay for a week-end, but for the fact that she did not want him to meet Ethel Grimmer again, having the feeling that he might tell that lady things which he would not confide to his own sister.

  15. Of course, Edith Grimmer knows that Jimmy is a failure; but she won't talk about it.

  16. On entering the Grimmer drawing-room, however, Ethel met him with a copy of the paper in her hand.

  17. There was a knock at the front door, and as if in confirmation of his thought, he found the Grimmer chauffeur standing on the step.

  18. Jimmy went with them willingly, and, even if he had wished to raise an objection, Ethel Grimmer would have given him no hearing.

  19. It was a fortnight since Jimmy had met Ethel Grimmer again, and during that time he had not written a line.

  20. Mrs. Grimmer hinted that an engagement was quite possible, and I think someone ought to warn the girl.

  21. After all, Ethel Grimmer had far more brains and sympathy than May; whilst Grimmer, though not over-brilliant, was more interesting than Henry Marlow.

  22. Mrs. Grimmer is not at home," the servant said, in answer to her inquiry.

  23. It had been a desperate rider who had urged such a pace; and the grim face of the tall youth grew grimmer at the thought.

  24. Another time--yes, there would surely be another time; and grim faces grew grimmer at the thought.

  25. I asked him if Grimmer had explained how a 110-volt light current could cook me like a fried potato, and he said he hadn't.

  26. Grimmer had gone to work at once, but everything he had turned up, so far, favored the voluntary runaway theory.

  27. Fred didn't want to agree with Grimmer and the facts, but there didn't seem to be any help for it.

  28. And in burning out it had short-circuited itself with the brass lock of the door; Fred didn't know just how, but Grimmer had explained it.

  29. By and by we got around to my burned hand, and Fred told me Grimmer had at least succeeded in clearing up whatever mystery there was about that.

  30. By the morning I came on the scene the man Grimmer had, as they say, just about done his do.

  31. The instructor set her mouth in grimmer lines, and waited, her eyes glued to the spot from where Lila had vanished.

  32. She glanced around just in time to see Lila's lips set in a grimmer line as the lead in the short pencil snapped beneath a more impatient jab of the dull knife.

  33. Joyous little Grimmer was, That the fight to end had come; Gold and silver much he took, To the maid he bore it home.

  34. The first blow big Kamper struck, Given ’twas with wrathful yell; He so hard has Grimmer struck, Down to earth young Grimmer fell.

  35. Upstood little Grimmer then Quickly little Grimmer rose: “Thou shalt also stand me one, Ere the sun sinks to repose.

  36. Rage and grief his bosom filled, Grimmer through the door retires: “What answer did my father give?

  37. Blood forth streaming from his wound Lies the mighty Kamper dead; Grimmer lives, the brave young swain, Carries off his gold so red.

  38. It was little Grimmer bold Steered his vessel straight to land; ’Twas the bulky Kamper then Tow’rds him stretched a friendly hand.

  39. Thanks to brave young Grimmer be, For his faith he kept so well; On next Monday morn, at dawn, Grimmer’s bridal feast befell.

  40. At this he uttered a sound between a sigh and a groan and thereafter looked grimmer than ever.

  41. In his mood, which was not a pleasant one, each fresh blow stirred him to a grimmer effort, made with a curious quiet fury from which his comrades now and then almost shrank.

  42. Weston was a little leaner, and his face was grimmer than it had been, for the whimsical carelessness had faded out of it.

  43. It grew a trifle grimmer when he saw the younger man.

  44. The man's face grew a trifle grimmer as he threw the light upon it, and then, stooping, glanced at one doubled leg.

  45. That day, and during several which followed it, wheat moved down, and Dane said nothing to Witham about what he felt, though his face grew grimmer as the time went on.

  46. When I went out to walk about the rectory garden, Grimmer touched his hat.

  47. Grimmer touched his hat and said "Good afternoon, miss," but she apparently did not hear him.

  48. Grimmer was in charge of those flowers and if I wished any picked I was expected to tell him to pick them.

  49. That day, and during several which followed it, wheat moved down, and Dane said nothing to Winston, about what he felt, though his face grew grimmer as the time went on.

  50. The man's face grew a trifle grimmer as he threw the light upon it, and then stooping glanced at one doubled leg.

  51. And now there fell upon him, along with the desolation of despair, a something grimmer and more terrible--a thing that was fear.

  52. And yet, with tragedy behind him, and a still grimmer tragedy ahead, the soul of Jolly Roger was not dead or in utter darkness.

  53. Mrs. Elwell saw him flying around, and her grim features took on a still grimmer expression.

  54. Clemantiny stalked about with her grim face grimmer than ever.

  55. Burns nodded, growing grimmer than before, if that were possible.

  56. The bodies were hurriedly buried, and the graves marked; then the column pushed on, a little grimmer and a little more silent and a little faster, toward Santa Rosa.

  57. But the insult, set upon injury, came one day with a grim humor that was to have an even grimmer sequel.


  58. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "grimmer" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.