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Meanings of certain grimness in English

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Usage of certain grimness in English
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There was a certain grimness apparent about Crowther also by that time.
The Bars of Iron
2
I have paid my half-dollar, the doctor added, with a certain grimness.
The Bostonians, Vol. I (of II)
3
His tone was mild, but there was a certain grimness about him notwithstanding.
The Bars of Iron
4
Evangelist, with a certain grimness of humour, thereupon hands him a parchment roll.
Escape, and Other Essays
5
He spoke quietly, but she was aware of a certain grimness in his speech.
The Knave of Diamonds
6
He suffered at times from dejection; and a certain grimness, too, pervaded his moods.
Fragments of Science: A Series of Detached Essays, Addresses, an...
7
There was a certain grimness in his tone.
Nicanor - Teller of Tales : A Story of Roman Britain
8
One might have deemed it a parade save for a certain grimness, the absence of bands.
Port O' Gold / A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts
9
A certain grimness came into it.
Rosa Mundi and Other Stories
10
They were standing about the body of poor, dead Griffith, with a certain grimness growing on their faces and hardening there.
The terror
11
To these must be added (as has been mentioned) the walls and watch towers, which must have lent a certain grimness to the whole.
Oxford
12
"Yes," said Saltash, and he spoke with finality, even with a certain grimness.
Charles Rex
13
"We'll see what it looks like outside," he said with a certain grimness.
This World Is Taboo
14
"Oh, I am very patient," said Burke with a certain grimness.
The Top of the World
15
"The politician is left with very few luxuries," Tallente replied, with a certain grimness.
Nobody's Man
16
"You will be doing nothing of the sort to-night," he returned, with a certain grimness.
The Way of an Eagle
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