brutally

Example Sentences

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The draw was brutally tough, with Brazil and Morocco at five and six in Fifa's rankings.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

In a show built around characters who fought to obscure nearly every facet of their true inner lives, Maddy was refreshingly, sometimes brutally herself.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

But this light touch is frustrating for a film that is otherwise candid about the ways we live and the patterns we stumble into, often brutally so.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

And Parillo, a partner at a venture-capital firm, is methodically, brutally, pounding his rivals into submission.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The German army wasn't prepared for the brutally cold Russian winter.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson