Then there was the endless strain of seeming to be mad, a grim battle that at times had almost driven her into real madness.

The divergent paths led to a traumatic split and a grim legal battle.

For a minute she stands there, fighting her grim battle, alone and without help.

After the ordeal of Sally's grim battle for life George deserves some joy.

Many fear a grim battle over money between the poor elderly, disabled and children.

And in the dark was fought a grim battle.

Now they know they can win a grim defensive battle, too.

Game I was a grim battle of attrition with a high casualty rate.

On the lower decks raged a grim battle with robots.

A fitting locale, Roland thought, for the grim battle that was to come.