brutal

Example Sentences

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It’s brutal if you’re heading back to L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

It must have been a brutal morning for him.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

Most of that drop came in a brutal five-day stretch ended March 24.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Kraft Heinz remains the classic example: a 2015 merger of two industry stalwarts followed by brutal cost cuts that hollowed out its own brands.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

It was a combination of his relentless stamina, survival skills, and mathematical mind that made him the perfect candidate to join one of Brazil’s boldest and most brutal projects—building the telegraph network.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple