blood and guts

Example Sentences

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But this is not a blood-and-guts show business exposé — it’s a diaphanous portrait of a woman who, like Anderson herself, wafts through life like a marabou feather.

From Los Angeles Times

It communicates on an instinctive, blood-and-guts level, not through “West Wing”-like dialogues on policy.

From New York Times

Armiliato’s conducting was notable for bringing out the score’s dynamic range; much of this orchestral performance was subtle and delicate, rather than the blaring blood-and-guts that is still the verismo stereotype.

From New York Times

Quibi’s blood-and-guts series “50 States of Fright” recently released several new episodes, each set in a different state.

From New York Times

All the squidgy toys and soft baby blankets and consumable cuteness is a huge denial of the blood-and-guts experience of birth.

From The Guardian