gutted
Example Sentences
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Pruned flowerbeds stand in front of gutted and mangled apartment blocks.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Managing to survive two wars, a decapitated leadership, gutted air and naval defenses, weakened proxies and a spiraling economy have allowed it to play a weak hand strongly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
He previously said he was "gutted" the chain had closed.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
But such a move could undermine California’s years-long effort to rebuild the court reporter profession after it was gutted amid the state’s judicial budget crisis in 2012, labor leaders said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
The gutted structure crouches like a wounded animal amid a labyrinth of crumbling dwellings.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
