gorier; goriest
1
: covered with gore : bloodstained
2
: bloodcurdling, sensational
wanted to hear the gory details
Examples of gory in a Sentence
doesn't watch too many movies that feature gory violence
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Goosed by a couple gratuitous interludes of gory amateur surgery, the movie is eventful, with a high body count.
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
The gory mess of a limb that may never be usable again.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2025
Harry has Kiko take a look at the crate's contents, which are now revealed to us in all their gory glory.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
The playful enthusiasm that his soldiers had hitherto displayed in martial training and sporty festivities, and the esprit de corps forged in their common cause, gave way to their bloodied corpses; the film’s depictions of their gory stillness, in full color, come as a shock.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2025
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
The gory mess of a limb that may never be usable again.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2025
Harry has Kiko take a look at the crate's contents, which are now revealed to us in all their gory glory.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
The playful enthusiasm that his soldiers had hitherto displayed in martial training and sporty festivities, and the esprit de corps forged in their common cause, gave way to their bloodied corpses; the film’s depictions of their gory stillness, in full color, come as a shock.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Gory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gory. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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