gory details
noun
informal
: the small facts or pieces of information about something that are unpleasant or interesting in a shocking way
Please, spare us the gory details.
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But that’s really not an issue here because you guys have always been brutally honest about the gory details of Failure.
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Word of the fiasco (and all the gory details) soon hit the media.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 25 June 2025
The cutthroat aspects of the business are alluded to without delving into gory details.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
The Love Hotel host shares all the gory details with Jennifer Hudson during a stop on her eponymous talk show Wednesday.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Though the camerawork is relatively discreet, the imagination all too easily fills in any gory details the eye can’t see.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
Launching in fall 2025, The Jackbox Party Pack 11 will introduce five brand-new, original games, though the names and gory details of each one are still under wraps.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Now, McIntyre has spoken out on some of the more gory details of the brutal brawl.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
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Literary Hub
july 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
But that’s really not an issue here because you guys have always been brutally honest about the gory details of Failure.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
Word of the fiasco (and all the gory details) soon hit the media.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 25 June 2025
The cutthroat aspects of the business are alluded to without delving into gory details.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
The Love Hotel host shares all the gory details with Jennifer Hudson during a stop on her eponymous talk show Wednesday.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Though the camerawork is relatively discreet, the imagination all too easily fills in any gory details the eye can’t see.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
Launching in fall 2025, The Jackbox Party Pack 11 will introduce five brand-new, original games, though the names and gory details of each one are still under wraps.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Now, McIntyre has spoken out on some of the more gory details of the brutal brawl.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Gory details.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gory%20details. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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