gristly

Example Sentences

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His “White Noise” is a credible adaptation and a notably faithful one — what an earlier Baumbach character might call the filet of DeLillo’s bristling, gristly book.

From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2022

There is strength in it, and cleverness and nearly unbearable honesty, yet the enduring aftertaste of such gristly tidbits produces little more than an intense desire to give Ball a big hug.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2022

The reason for sketching this process out in such gristly, unpleasant detail is that there remains a significant body of opinion that is convinced people put themselves through all this for a laugh.

From The Guardian • Mar. 23, 2021

And the stubborn beef in the stew-y bistec ranchero was still gristly, as if that skirt steak leaped out of the simmering pot two hours too soon.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 21, 2020

Too rancid and gristly even for the crows, it was crawling with maggots.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker