gutting

Example Sentences

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"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

In all, Alico began gutting 53,000 citrus acres at the end of the 2025 harvest: 35 percent of Florida’s citrus production, condemned in one press release.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

He once attacked a federal appeals court for gutting one of his cases, violating taboos against getting personal and criticizing judges.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 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

“I do think the gutting of the books was a step too far.”

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia