gruesome

Example Sentences

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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

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

But there were no crashes on a course that has a track record for some gruesome wipeouts and evacuation by helicopter, a boost ahead of the February 6-22 Milan-Cortina Olympics.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

It’s an example that underscores how our gruesome microbial adversaries are not, after all, very old.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

By the window, sitting on a wooden tripod stool, was the most gruesome memento of all: a mummy.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan