gore
Example Sentences
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But Ali rejects the notion that audiences only want blood and gore.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
This is Hollywood's latest horror film - Backrooms - and it knows its audience: one more drawn to whispered horror than A-list names, monsters and gore.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
But “Is God Is” refuses to gussy up its allegories with too many special effects or gratuitous gore.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
But it’s also a vampire movie, full of fangs, gore and garlic, and it’s there where Mr. Coogler falters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
When I checked the window, T. Ray was coming out of the orchard toward the house, fists balled, head plowed forward like a bull wanting to gore something.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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