grim reality

Frequency: 8.518.2 per million words

the true and unpleasant facts of a situation

grimADJECTIVE + NOUN

Categories:

reality

Examples (10)

  • We must face the grim reality of the economic crisis.
  • The grim reality is that funding has been cut completely.
  • She woke up to the grim reality of her situation.
  • War presents a grim reality for civilians living in the zone.
  • They tried to ignore the grim reality facing the company.
  • The documentary exposes the grim reality of life in prison.
  • Despite his optimism, the grim reality soon set in.
  • We are confronted with the grim reality of climate change.
  • He shielded his children from the grim reality of their poverty.
  • The report paints a grim reality of the healthcare system.