reply grimly
Frequency: 6.25.5 per million words
To answer in a serious manner.
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Examples (10)
- "It is too late for that now," he replied grimly.
- When asked if there was any hope, she replied grimly.
- "We lost everything in the crash," the pilot replied grimly.
- The officer replied grimly that the battle had been lost.
- "I do not expect to return," the explorer replied grimly.
- She looked at the financial report and replied grimly.
- "The storm is only getting worse," the captain replied grimly.
- He replied grimly to my question about the layoffs.
- "Nobody is coming to save us," Sarah replied grimly.
- Asked about the economy's future, the expert replied grimly.