gnarly
Example Sentences
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“There’s some gnarly stuff on that record,” says Gibbard, who’d moved to L.A. to be with Deschanel then promptly left as soon as their marriage collapsed.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Nor are members choosing to resign instead of waiting for a gnarly Ethics Committee report to drop.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026
“The North Shore is pretty gnarly right now. So hopefully everyone’s safe and getting out. Stay safe out there,” he added.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
This is a native landscape of dark and gnarly forms of oak trees, which are numbered in chalk to keep track of their stripping.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
In the locked cabinet on the shelf above the prize book was the gnarly stuffed armadillo, the worst example of taxidermy I had ever seen.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
Vocabulary lists containing gnarly
"The Ravine," Vocabulary from the short story
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"The Ravine" by Graham Salisbury
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