gruesome

Example Sentences

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It’s also getting more gruesome, and therefore less fun.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

Their favorite move is a gasp-laugh, as when they flash a gruesome image on screen that’s so disgusting you can’t help but giggle.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

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

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

The only thing even more surprising is the status of Jayson Tatum, the superstar making $54 million this year whose gruesome injury was supposed to derail the season before it started.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

On either side of the statue loomed two dark doorways, ten feet high, with a gruesome stone face carved over each archway.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan