Sentence examples for turn grim from inspiring English sources

And to cap it all, so to speak, the weather is about to turn grim.

Had they raised LIBERTY and her brother GAZETTE from the very grave, only to have Adams turn Grim Reaper?

But they might not laugh for long, according to Amarasingam: If the well-organized al-Nusra and the other Syrian rebels join forces against them, then things could turn grim for the Islamic State.

And this is an achievement because the risk of writing about grim – or even geriatric – subjects in an upbeat way is that the more resolutely perky your stance, the more likely it is that they will sneakily turn grimmer behind your back.

The poor bloke running the hall ended up with 500 restless Geordies starting to turn a bit grim, and no sign of an act.

And the film's riotous climax deftly turns grim social realism into action-slapstick revenge farce.

Thugs ransack the family's home, they move into a shelter and life turns grim.

But a week and two blood tests later, the nurse's tepid smile turned grim.

Effectively shut down, Mr. Gingrich turned grim and said meekly, "All right".

At the area's blue chip companies, stock performance has turned grim as growth has slowed.

The day turns grim – the only really rainy one of the trip.