brutal

Example Sentences

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It’s brutal if you’re heading back to L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Few, though, were as brutal as the horror show Matthew Potts suffered in Sydney.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

These cases are not a slam dunk for the plaintiffs or defendants on appeal; with so much money at stake, the upcoming battle will be brutal for both.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Meituan 3690 -3.67%decrease; red down pointing triangle recorded a loss in the final quarter of 2025 as the food-delivery giant continued to bleed from the brutal price war in China.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

In that first, brutal winter Burnham’s photographer, Charles Arnold, took a very different series of photographs.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson