gore
noun
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
Example Sentences
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How that happens will depend on whose oxen are gored.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
They don’t really care about “the reasons” or how others were experiencing America, whose ox the past few decades was being gored.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
Last July, a 47-year-old woman sustained significant injuries after being charged and gored by a bison.
From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
A 47-year-old hiker was gored while walking on Yellowstone Lake’s north shore, near the northwestern tip of Wyoming, on July 17.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2023
Yet it happened every summer, and every summer some nitwit tourist got gored.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
