Except that the newspapers had been pretty grim the last few weeks.

I think it will pay off, though the short-term consequences could be pretty grim.

That outlook was pretty grim, but we all could see his point.

During that drive there was much discussion about the future, which looked pretty grim.

The prospects for 2015 "looked pretty grim" as a result, he added.

For companies to set up hotel arrangements seems pretty grim.

These are some pretty grim statistics to hear on a Saturday morning.

"You remember, it was looking pretty grim there for a while."

Things were pretty grim at Christmas; we didn't even have enough money to buy a turkey.