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Hearing disgusting lies spread about my brother is absolutely gut-wrenching, and my family is deeply grateful so many people have stood up and helped tell his truth.—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 30 Jan. 2026 Hearing disgusting lies spread about my brother is absolutely gut-wrenching, and my family is deeply grateful so many people have stood up and helped tell his truth.—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026 The themes are powerful and gut-wrenching.—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026 Our tear ducts definitely got a workout this year, as television offered up a bounty of gut-wrenching, sob-inducing moments.—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gut-wrenching