There was a grim note now in the melodious voice.

Zach's voice cut through the rest, and even a stranger would have jumped at the grim note.

Despite himself, Pahner chuckled, but the chuckle had a grim note.

There was an oddly grim note in his voice now, and all signs of humour had vanished.

At dawn Sunday morning the day seemed to begin on a similarly grim note.

There was a grim note in his voice.

'Last night,' Dana replied, with a rather grim note in his voice.

"You will in the future," she told him with a grim note of warning in her voice.

There was a grim note to his words that worried Margo.

There was a grim note in the scene that was obviously out of key with his humor.