was wrenching
- past progressive of wrench.
Example Sentences
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While it was good to be all together, Kulcsar said the decision to flee was wrenching.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2022
Mr. McCollum said it was wrenching to watch the chaos unfolding in Afghanistan after so many years of American military occupation and so many deaths.
From New York Times ● Aug. 27, 2021
For me, the decision was wrenching but right.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 27, 2020
Part of the Last Night shenanigans was wrenching apart people who seem like ideal partners.
From Slate ● Apr. 22, 2019
But I myself didn’t cry about Papa, or have any inkling of what was wrenching Mama’s heart, until the next time I saw him, almost a year later.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
