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Meanings of grim humor in English

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Usage of grim humor in English
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It was a grim humor and sometimes ghastly; but it satisfied Tarzan.
Tarzan the Untamed
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For grim humor, the spectacle has scarcely an equal in modern history.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 / The Recent Da...
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Desperate as the situation appeared, it was not without a grim humor.
Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains
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But at his last words they smiled a smile of grim humor.
In and out of Three Normandy Inns
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The war had finally turned convenient, he thought with grim humor.
The Young Lions
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It would be impolite to make him wait, Lorenzo thought with grim humor.
When twilight comes
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We could not live in the city, he went on with grim humor.
Beverly of Graustark
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Her grim humor hit him head-on and he realized something important.
Once bitten, twice dead
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The terse orders ended in a flash of grim humor.
Out of the Primitive
10
Despite himself, John acknowledged the grim humor of the thing.
New york: the novel
11
The honor, he thought with grim humor, should be theirs.
Quest for the well of souls
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But now it was with grim humor that he spoke.
Desert Gold
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There was a kind of grim humor about the man.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 07: 1561-62
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There was a sort of grim humor in Murray's face as he said that.
The Talking Leaves: An Indian Story
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There was a mixture of disapprobation and grim humor which did not escape Agatha.
The Stolen Singer
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And the aftermath adds something this season has so far been desperately lacking: grim humor.
Wired
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Grim humor through the time
Grim humor across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common