gristly
Example Sentences
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Yet with a little sugar, and a simmering dembow beat, Towers’ gristly timbre elasticized into a warm, caramelized tone all his own.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2023
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
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
Most in this price range are just gristly meat or pork doctored with liquid smoke.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 3, 2020
The dog stops beside it at the order counter, where an older woman in a green apron tosses a gristly piece of meat into his mouth.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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