Some Halloween masks are unusually grotesque. From LearnThat.org.
Tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Times Picayune had an editorial earlier this week describing what they called a grotesque and nauseating pattern of police cover-ups. From Wordnik.com. [Democracy Now!] Reference
Soon Brundle becomes more fly and less man and it all ends in grotesque tears. From Wordnik.com. [Be afraid. Be very afraid.] Reference
He just shot out one hand and wagged it in grotesque greeting, not in the least discomposed. From Wordnik.com. [The Convert] Reference
Barbaro, pulled up lame at the start of the race, his right rear ankle swinging in grotesque circles. From Wordnik.com. [The Two Minute Rule] Reference
Equally grotesque is Hitler in the center, wearing a Phrygian cap and an arm band with a swastika and star. From Wordnik.com. [Jose Clemente Orozco and Diego Rivera - The Murals] Reference
In a corner a striped tent stood out in grotesque relief; it seemed to be empty, and the weather was an easy explanation. From Wordnik.com. [The Window at the White Cat] Reference
Her profile, with its sparse wave of hair from the forehead, was repeated in grotesque exaggeration on the wall at her back. From Wordnik.com. [The Miller of Old Church] Reference
This is a deranged concept leading an innocent man to do horrific tasks in grotesque detail, and it puts it all in first person. From Wordnik.com. [EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Some skinny on the actual play of Manhunt 2] Reference
The grotesque is the natural expression of joy; and all the Utopias and new. From Wordnik.com. [Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens] Reference
We have also what some have called another grotesque figure in his triumphal entry into. From Wordnik.com. [The Vicarious Sacrifice, Grounded in Principles of Universal Obligation.] Reference
In a recent email David Rylance pointed up the pun gurlesque/grotesque, which is useful. From Wordnik.com. [Lorraine Front and Center] Reference
It contains no character which could strictly be called grotesque, unless it be little Miss Mowcher. From Wordnik.com. [Criticisms and Interpretations. III. By Adolphus William Ward] Reference
You have no idea what “horrific tasks in grotesque detail” really are if you haven’t been there. From Wordnik.com. [EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Some skinny on the actual play of Manhunt 2] Reference
They believe that what is ordinarily called the grotesque style of Browning was a kind of necessity boldly adopted by a great genius in order to express novel and profound ideas. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Browning] Reference
Seven's description of "grotesque" only touches the horror. From Wordnik.com. [There's something I like about L.A.] Reference
The third backbencher is said to have made 'grotesque' financial claims. From Wordnik.com. [Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me] Reference
grotesque, that is to say, if we may judge by those that remain to us. From Wordnik.com. [Catherine De Medici] Reference
If she tried to give birth, she would split open like some kind of grotesque alien egg. From Wordnik.com. [Ralph Lauren: We Are Determined To Outdo The Gap] Reference
I have to say that an only male pirate cast bothers me as much as an all "grotesque" cast. From Wordnik.com. ["Exotic amputees" needed for Pirates 3] Reference
However he was not sure whether the "grotesque" consequences of poverty came out in the report. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
So would it have to be a hospice scenario or does that just fit the use of the word 'grotesque'?. From Wordnik.com. [MSPs debate Al-Megrahi decision] Reference
Rogoff also said that Metro was responsible for "grotesque" violations of safety for track workers. From Wordnik.com. [Metro outlines new safety measures after FTA audit] Reference
As for the attempts here to cite genocide, 'grotesque' or 'deranged' don't even begin to describe them. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
"As for the attempts here to cite genocide, 'grotesque' or 'deranged' don't even begin to describe them.". From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
The Shadow Eater sits on your desk as a "grotesque" scaring away evil forces that might be conspiring against you. From Wordnik.com. [Shadow Eater Papercraft | Papercraft Paradise | PaperCrafts | Paper Models | Card Models] Reference
Lewinsky told Tripp that she was keeping, as a kind of grotesque memento, a navy blue dress stained with Clinton's semen. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton And The Intern] Reference
Loose stones above, have in some places the appearance of statues, and the superior region exhibits all kind of grotesque shapes. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of a Voyage from Okkak, on the Coast of Labrador, to Ungava Bay, Westward of Cape Chudleigh Undertaken to Explore the Coast, and Visit the Esquimaux in That Unknown Region] Reference
There should be a wedding cake which may be only ginger-bread, and some kind of grotesque motto may be inscribed in the frosting. From Wordnik.com. [Entertaining Made Easy] Reference
It all makes you disgusted to be an American — especially with so many Americans still justifying this kind of grotesque behavior. From Wordnik.com. [Torture for the Torturers] Reference
Dan Senor called it "grotesque" and "brutal," saying, "Once again, our thoughts and prayers are with the Berg family back in Pennsylvania.". From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 12, 2004] Reference
He, too, had visions, often "grotesque" that preceded sleep. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page]
St. Lucie woman with animals in 'grotesque' conditions could own pets again. From Wordnik.com. [tcpalm.com Stories] Reference
In actuality the "grotesque" term implies malformed, unnatural or horrific. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference
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