gory

Example Sentences

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It’s hard to find a more influential game than this gory, controversial game from Id Software.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Season 1 was surprisingly great — a gory but smart, richly developed retro-futuristic reflection of class conflict — and wound up being one of Prime Video’s most-watched shows ever.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 30, 2025

That pact to respect the dignity of the deceased, redolent of the old-school media environment, where gory films had to be sought out on LiveLeak, did not last.

From Slate • Sep. 12, 2025

Villarreal: As we leave you, you’re taking a break from production, but what gory thing is coming up?

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025

I didn’t get into all the gory stuff, but I did tell him that R.C.

From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe