Sentence examples for grew grim from inspiring English sources

The matinee mood gradually grew grim as this old, expensive and injury-riddled team lost its lead and eventually its energy during its third game in four days.

As forecasts grew grim, Obama dispatched the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) to assist, and the White House said the president was closely monitoring the storm.

Life for Knoxville's Unionists under Confederate occupation grew grimmer each day.

As Batman comic books grew grimmer throughout the 1970s and 1980s, it was felt that Batgirl's existence weakened Batman's, and Gordon hung up her cowl.

Within the company, the mood grew grimmer as hopes for a recovery dwindled, according to traders at Knight, who were not authorized to discuss the matter.

But the company's outlook grew grimmer last week when Standard & Poor's warned that it was considering downgrading the company's debt as a result of further write-downs it might have to take.

In practice, such co-operation is likely to prove impossible, leaving Tamils in Tiger areas like disaffected Acehnese feeling even more disregarded by the central government.As the grim statistics of the disaster grew grimmer with each passing day, any optimism grew harder to sustain.

Yet his tone between parties grows grim.

By the sixth game, the baseball had grown grim & dangerous--it was almost painful to watch.

There Ishmael finds himself growing "grim about the mouth," stuck in the "damp, drizzly November" of his soul.

For the 95percentt outside this magic circle in what was once the undisputed capital of the wine world, life has grown grim.