gutting

Example Sentences

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After spending decades and roughly $14 million buying, gutting, and selling properties, the Tulsa couple is now enjoying their ninth home—one they built from the ground up.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

"As gutting as it is to miss another Slam, the advice is not to rush straight back into playing five set tennis on clay."

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

“I know intimately how gutting it is to be a borrower, just sitting on the phone with a loan servicer as you try to navigate your options,” she said.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

Like Moira, I had no choice but to accept my gutting circumstances.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

If it weren’t for gutting fish on Sookie’s boat, I probably would have been more grossed out.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen