gut-wrenching

Example Sentences

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It’s not “Up”-level gut-wrenching, but the scenes establishing the heartbroken boy’s lingering trauma hit pretty hard.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

Wales captain Dewi Lake labelled his team's late Six Nations defeat by Scotland as "gut-wrenching".

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

That hasn’t happened since World War II. It took a famously gut-wrenching recession to wring out the last bout of high inflation from the economy in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 14, 2026

Nikola Jokic suffered a "gut-wrenching" knee injury as the Denver Nuggets crashed to a heavy 147-123 defeat against the Miami Heat in the NBA on Monday.

From Barron's • Dec. 30, 2025

She has seen her grapple with the gut-wrenching decision to leave.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario