He was grimly satisfied. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective, : grim determination; grim necessity. ,a grim joke. ,a grim man but a just one; a grim countenance. ,War is a grim business. From Dictionary.com.
Tyrande cut in front of Broll, her expression grimly set. From Wordnik.com. [WORLD OF WARCRAFT STORMRAGE] Reference
The Captain grimly assessed the damage to his ship. From Wordnik.com. [Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Michael Leza’s Review Forum] Reference
'Enchantress,' he called grimly from the helm, 'quit fretting. From Wordnik.com. [Shadowfane]
His hands clenched at his sides, his expression grimly forbidding. From Wordnik.com. [Pregnant by the Millionaire]
Expression grimly set, she started toward the hills. From Wordnik.com. [WORLD OF WARCRAFT STORMRAGE] Reference
He leaned forward, his expression as grimly determined as that of any stalwart founder. From Wordnik.com. [Amaryllis] Reference
That, "he added grimly," is where Peter and I ran across these cattle; right near that corral. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Ranch at the Wolverine] Reference
"You shall dance with me," grimly, "this moment is my own --". From Wordnik.com. [The Tin Soldier] Reference
"I saw the fan in his hand and asked for it," grimly, "and he gave it to me ----". From Wordnik.com. [The Trumpeter Swan] Reference
I'll pay you off and you can walk back to the ranch or, "grimly," take a short cut through the. From Wordnik.com. [The Fighting Shepherdess] Reference
But after he had turned it over and over, he smiled, kind of grimly, and stuck it in his hip pocket. From Wordnik.com. [Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies] Reference
"He won't have any money," grimly, "unless I choose that he shall. From Wordnik.com. [The Tin Soldier] Reference
But, "grimly," I'll call in that note unless your father shuts up. ". From Wordnik.com. [Lydia of the Pines] Reference
For my job ... must 'ave bodies ... and I, "grimly," I'm getting' em. ". From Wordnik.com. [Norman Ten Hundred A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry] Reference
But, "grimly," I'd have answered the second before now if I'd had it .... ". From Wordnik.com. [Mufti] Reference
Kazuo shot grimly, striking the rock in the center. From Wordnik.com. [Polar Bear] Reference
On this topic, Dr. Gavrilo's face clouded over grimly. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt from De Imitatio Calembouri] Reference
"We need to teach people to be patriots," he says grimly. From Wordnik.com. [JOIN THE RUSSIAN ARMY] Reference
This time, he joked grimly, he'd be coming back in one piece. From Wordnik.com. [Back To The Front] Reference
"I got a call from the American Embassy today," he said, grimly. From Wordnik.com. [Rebirth of a Nation] Reference
In the videos, he poses with guns drawn, his face grimly snarled. From Wordnik.com. [Making of a Massacre] Reference
"If you start something," he said grimly, "you have to finish it.". From Wordnik.com. [In Milosevic's Wake] Reference
Still, the accumulation of damning revelations is grimly fascinating. From Wordnik.com. [Anatomy Of A Catastrophe] Reference
Another noted grimly, "Even the Nazis were given trials at Nuremberg.". From Wordnik.com. [MAIL CALL AND CORRECTIONS] Reference
The second race was tighter still, but TeamOrigin hung on grimly to win. From Wordnik.com. [Ben Ainslie's TeamOrigin cruising ahead of BMW Oracle in 1851 Cup] Reference
Lincoln was grimly advised to renounce his 1863 Emancipation Proclamation. From Wordnik.com. [A President's Ultimate Test] Reference
Throughout Gujarat, families waited grimly for word on missing loved ones. From Wordnik.com. [Nothing Between Earth And Sky] Reference
Mother tried to help, but her grimly insistent optimism got in the way. From Wordnik.com. [Heron Lake] Reference
In the moonlight, Gerard gazed grimly on the smashed windows and rubble-strewn street. From Wordnik.com. ['I've Lost Nearly Everyone.'] Reference
Told that a casualty estimate ranged well into the thousands, Cheney just nodded grimly. From Wordnik.com. [The Day That Changed America] Reference
He may feel ill at ease in grimly health-conscious L.A. He may find the world of Hollywood unreal. From Wordnik.com. [The Disembodied Director] Reference
"Lassen uns haben ein Picknick," the father kept grimly intoning to his drooping, miserable family. From Wordnik.com. [Letter From America: Real People Don't Kick Back] Reference
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