stomach-turning
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The cases in which she dissented last week offer stomach-turning examples of what often happens in that system.
From Slate • Oct. 20, 2025
During one stomach-turning scene, Joe questions if he was too young to have been a father.
From Salon • Dec. 9, 2023
A stomach-turning stink which is enough to leave people pinching their noses.
From BBC • Sep. 26, 2023
However, the anxiety-filled, stomach-turning holiday episode brings a jolt to a season that is otherwise calmer, compared to the first, by focusing on the dysfunction of the Berzatto family.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2023
The most stomach-turning odors rose up from the open latrine pits where the men—and Nate—all did their private business.
From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis