brutal
Example Sentences
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"Then you're holding on for a little bit once you get to eight, nine, 10, 12. And then 17 is a brutal hole today. Happy with today for sure."
From Barron's
The most shocking fumble of all came on Friday night when figure skater Ilia Malinin, the self-proclaimed “quad god,” melted down in the brutal heat of the Olympic spotlight.
That PR campaign about the country’s top dairy title was brutal, and costly — $23 million on California’s end.
From Los Angeles Times
Now this brutal evening in Milan becomes part of that story, and it is up to him where he takes it.
What was once an annual gimme, is now a brutal benchmark which England have struggled to reach.
From BBC
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