gruesome

Example Sentences

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There are also concerns about the gruesome foot blisters that hampered Djokovic.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

But after considering the most gruesome what-ifs, I reasoned that having a landline would guard against me missing emergency communications.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2026

There are 17km of safety nets erected on the iconic piste and 180 impact-protection mats are strategically placed down the icy slope, which has been the scene of some gruesome crashes over the years.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

Marcia finds it “difficult to imagine what her retirement would be like—impossible and rather gruesome to speculate on it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Not only that, but the whole gruesome tale was set in rhyming verse of a most eccentric nature.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood