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Meanings of grim satisfaction in English

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Usage of grim satisfaction in English
1
All of this the colonel had observed and noted with grim satisfaction.
Gunman's Reckoning
2
That gave her a grim satisfaction, as much as defying Thierry had.
The Secret Eleanor
3
The sailors were still cheering, and Captain Stalker smiled in grim satisfaction.
Sons of the Oak
4
Aunt Vashti received Cissy's account of her interview with a grim satisfaction.
A Protegee of Jack Hamlin's, and Other Stories
5
He killed his man, added Saïd, with a smile of grim satisfaction.
The Shadow of the East
6
Mrs. Thirsk came in, looked at David with grim satisfaction, and said: Mr.
Eight Days of Luke
7
The Calvados, Christian noticed with grim satisfaction, was working so far.
The Young Lions
8
The Meanest Trustee snapped his teeth together in an expression of grim satisfaction.
The Primrose Ring
9
The discomfiture of the troopers was a source of grim satisfaction.
In the Roaring Fifties
10
That fact gave the major part of the audience grim satisfaction.
The High School Freshmen; or, Dick & Co.'s First Year Pranks and...
11
But he'd done it to her as well, he thought with grim satisfaction.
The inconvenient bride
12
I had a grim satisfaction in leaving his curiosity irritated, but not satisfied.
The Golden Dog
13
The wild elves would take grim satisfaction in proving them wrong.
The Kagonesti (A Story of the Wild Elves)
14
Mr. Lepel with grim satisfaction, the other with awe and curiosity.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend
15
The lion was eating his trainer, and licking his chops with grim satisfaction.
The Mayor of Warwick
16
For my part, I look with grim satisfaction to the future.
Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris
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Grim satisfaction through the time
Grim satisfaction across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common