lacerating
- present participle of lacerate.
Example Sentences
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That might come as a surprise, given that Horvath, the county supervisor who is also Worth Girvan’s boss, has issued lacerating critiques of the mayor’s handling of homelessness and other issues.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
The writing in that book is sardonic and lacerating, but it doesn’t dazzle for its own sake.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
Instead, with deep feeling and lacerating and gentle words, Leigh creates a world that, like the vast, mysterious one hovering outside its frame, can seem agonizingly empty if you can’t see the people in it.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2024
"But all the while he's lacerating and battering himself about not being able to write, because, for him, writing only meant writing the novel."
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2024
And he still has a pretty lacerating smile, so the nickname has some staying power even if he doesn’t.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
