gut-wrenching
Americanadjective
adjective
Example Sentences
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A colleague, who had come to check what was happening, described Williams' screams as "gut-wrenching".
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
In “The House of Mirth,” Edith Wharton’s gut-wrenching Gilded Age tragedy, Lily Bart, beautiful and elegant and poor, has been raised to marry for money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Pixar films are known for their gut-wrenching sincerity, speaking to kids with as much candor as they do adults.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
While the market’s volatility has been gut-wrenching, scaling back your stock exposure could be a big mistake.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
The first thing I remember about being a person living in Little Rock, Arkansas, during the 1940s is the gut-wrenching fear in my heart and in my tummy that I was in danger.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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