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have been wrenching

  • present perfect progressive of wrench.

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It must have been wrenching – to relive what he did to you all over again.

From The Guardian Jun. 9, 2016

For the Capobiancos, the latest turns in the case have been wrenching.

From New York Times Aug. 13, 2013

The last two years have been wrenching for Morgan Stanley.

From New York Times Jan. 21, 2010

But for the young corporal, who lived in Haiti until he was 13, the images he has seen on television while shipboard on the way from Norfolk have been wrenching.

From New York Times Jan. 20, 2010

The 4-way strains of these huge forces have been wrenching the U.S. economy apart.

From Time Magazine Archive