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Then there is Focus Features’ Hamnet, a gut-wrenching wallop from Oscar winner Chloe Zhao (Nomadland).
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2025
Amanda Stamper says the pain of losing her 47-year-old brother, Alvin Echols, to gun violence is gut-wrenching.
—Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
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
Hearing those words was gut-wrenching.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2025
Amanda Stamper says the pain of losing her 47-year-old brother, Alvin Echols, to gun violence is gut-wrenching.
—Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
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
Hearing those words was gut-wrenching.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
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 7 Jan. 2026.
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