gutting
Example Sentences
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"It is a bit gutting, because I was so excited until they announced the new rules coming in, it's hard to believe how big of a change it is going to be," he added.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Damon’s Odysseus is numbed by the massacre of Troy’s civilians; Fiennes’ hates himself for leading the best men of Ithaca to their death, gutting his own community in the heedless destruction of another.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
In all, Alico began gutting 53,000 citrus acres at the end of the 2025 harvest: 35 percent of Florida’s citrus production, condemned in one press release.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
He once attacked a federal appeals court for gutting one of his cases, violating taboos against getting personal and criticizing judges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
As I'm gutting and skinning it, I notice something else.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
