harrowing
Example Sentences
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Ministry of Children chief executive Amanda Malu admitted the report was "difficult and at times harrowing reading".
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
But when Walker and Auen plunge our cipher, Béatrice, into the world of sparse electrostatic video, the result is both harrowing and unbelievably beautiful.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
Now aged 65, she has opened up about the harrowing experiences and reflected on how she overcame them to become one of the most well-known faces on British TV.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
In 1997, she contributed to Wynton Marsalis’ Pulitzer Prize-winning “Blood on the Fields” album, a harrowing and intimate narrative of slavery and the search for freedom in the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
It’s a harrowing adrenaline blend, being fearless and afraid at the same time.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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