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Her scathing insults are as giddy as her crushing acknowledgements are gut-wrenching, as Lindsay strains to navigate a situation spinning further and further outside of her limited domain.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
The Jayhawks' latest season-ending loss was gut-wrenching.
—ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
The recording of the call is harrowing and gut-wrenching as Denise Lee sobs and begs for her life.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
David Najib Kasir’s Palestinian portraits are immediately gut-wrenching.
—Anya Sesay, jsonline.com, 16 Feb. 2026
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
The Jayhawks' latest season-ending loss was gut-wrenching.
—ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
The recording of the call is harrowing and gut-wrenching as Denise Lee sobs and begs for her life.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
David Najib Kasir’s Palestinian portraits are immediately gut-wrenching.
—Anya Sesay, jsonline.com, 16 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for gut-wrenching
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“Gut-wrenching.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gut-wrenching. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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