gut-wrenching
Americanadjective
adjective
Example Sentences
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She describes it as "gut-wrenching" to receive the email from GVI at the start of the month.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 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
“Maddie’s Secret” is the rare comedic parody that can shift into total, gut-wrenching sincerity with the snap of a finger.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 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
She woke only to cough, a miserable gut-wrenching cough, as if she was trying to turn herself inside out.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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