Sentence examples for surprisingly grim from inspiring English sources

The indoor facilities were disappointing: a steam room that resembled the one at my gym and a surprisingly grim relaxation area with curtains that blocked the ocean view.

The answer was surprisingly grim, as a large majority said that directors typically do not truly understand the strategies of the companies they serve or the dynamics of the industries in which they operate.

Back in 2011, he brought a haunting soulfulness to the surprisingly grim survival saga The Grey but we're about to see him get truly challenged once again in the latest film from Martin Scorsese.

In a series that's been packed with surprisingly grim and unhappy scenes, an unusual moment from one of Bret and Brandi's dates stands out for the couple's ease with each other, and shared understanding of the metal-era party lifestyle.

With a euro-zone catastrophe off the table, at least for now, capital flows to the emerging world are rising and export-oriented economies (particularly in Asia) are starting to accelerate again.China is the exception: its recent trade figures were surprisingly grim (see article).

While Abi Morgan's script for The Iron Lady parked politics in favour of personal appraisal, this altogether more polemical work provides a solidly researched and at times surprisingly grim primer on the years leading up to Emily Wilding Davison's still contested act of self-sacrifice in 1913.

The answer, not surprisingly, is grim.

It is, not surprisingly, a grim way to go.

Surprisingly, the grim article would have to wait.

This, in part, is because the single most important economic benchmark, employment, remains grim, surprisingly so.

Perhaps not surprisingly, given his grim vision of the future, Mr. Gibson tries to shrug off the prophet label.