stomach-turning
Example Sentences
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The cases in which she dissented last week offer stomach-turning examples of what often happens in that system.
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2025
Click on this new stomach-turning poll to find out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2024
There’s an animated show called “Curses!” on Apple TV+ that I wrote about recently that’s introductory horror for kids — it’s not violent or stomach-turning, but it has an “Indiana Jones”-like feel.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2024
During one stomach-turning scene, Joe questions if he was too young to have been a father.
From Salon ● Dec. 9, 2023
The wheels touch the ground, the aircraft is sprayed with disinfectant, and then they descend onto the tarmac of Dum Dum Airport, breathing in the sour, stomach-turning, early morning air.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
