gut-wrenching
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“To make the decision was gut-wrenching because it was months and months of mulling it over with my parents and my brother,” said Susan Wong-Young, the daughter of Heart’s owners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
In “The House of Mirth,” Edith Wharton’s gut-wrenching Gilded Age tragedy, Lily Bart, beautiful and elegant and poor, has been raised to marry for money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
“Maddie’s Secret” is the rare comedic parody that can shift into total, gut-wrenching sincerity with the snap of a finger.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
While the market’s volatility has been gut-wrenching, scaling back your stock exposure could be a big mistake.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
It allows them to possess a reserve of energy for a gut-wrenching, muscle-screaming sprint at the end of a race.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
