harrowing
adjective
extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous.
harrowingly
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a word derived from
harrowing.
Example Sentences
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Harris knows the ins and outs of the complicated U.S. prison system, both from an academic and a harrowingly personal perspective.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2025
Most harrowingly, Beckinsale shared that she was "forced by a publicist" to do a photo shoot “the day after I had a miscarriage.”
From Salon ● Dec. 31, 2024
"For him to die in the way that he did - it was traumatic for him most harrowingly but also traumatic for us as a family," she said.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2024
But it’s funny — truly, strangely, sometimes harrowingly funny.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2023
There was a harrowingly protective note in his voice.
From The Head of the House of Coombe by Frances Hodgson Burnett
