gruesome
Example Sentences
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Now that we have been exposed to the true, gruesome history of America, our view of the country has changed.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
DC Studios released its first trailer for “Clayface” on Wednesday, giving audiences a glimpse of the gruesome origins of the shape-shifting Batman villain.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
It’s also getting more gruesome, and therefore less fun.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026
There are also concerns about the gruesome foot blisters that hampered Djokovic.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026
Watching them file by, I felt like their tears weren’t just from gruesome imaginings of the blasted head under the golden oak coffin lid.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
Vocabulary lists containing gruesome
The Devil's Arithmetic
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