Examples of gut-wrenching in a Sentence
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Community reacts to gut-wrenching 911 calls from night of attack
Dawn McKnight volunteered at the walk event to run a #justice4prestonlord booth where orange bracelets, signs and shirts were sold.
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Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2024
The series was famous for its gut-wrenching plot twists — including the death of patriarch Jack Pearson (Milo Ventimiglia) in a house fire and the onset of Alzheimer’s disease in matriarch Rebecca (Mandy Moore).
—Alex Ross, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2024
The collapse in the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza has produced gut-wrenching outcomes: Children dying of malnourishment, desperately hungry Palestinians rushing aid trucks to feed their families, and on Thursday morning, scores killed trying to access aid from a convoy going into Gaza City.
—Npr Washington Desk, NPR, 5 Mar. 2024
Luckily, casting director Rachel Sheridan had seen Mod's gut-wrenching breakout performance in the 2022 BBC One medical dramedy This Is Going to Hurt and chased after the actor long enough for Mod to come to her senses.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 4 Mar. 2024
Returning to the courtroom after sitting through the gut-wrenching school shooting video, jurors were shown a video of James and Jennifer Crumbley handcuffed in the back of a patrol car, venting about what was happening.
—Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024
Her ethereal sound reflects gut-wrenching stories of heartbreak.
—Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2024
In gut-wrenching video captured by NBC News’ team on the ground, the grieving dad can be seen tearing open the shroud that enveloped Tala’s lifeless body as she was laid in her grave.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 20 Jan. 2024
Each time some buildings have to be demolished, while others at the very least undergo a major costly renovation, only to have to go through the same gut-wrenching process a few decades later.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 Feb. 2024
Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2024
The series was famous for its gut-wrenching plot twists — including the death of patriarch Jack Pearson (Milo Ventimiglia) in a house fire and the onset of Alzheimer’s disease in matriarch Rebecca (Mandy Moore).
—Alex Ross, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2024
The collapse in the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza has produced gut-wrenching outcomes: Children dying of malnourishment, desperately hungry Palestinians rushing aid trucks to feed their families, and on Thursday morning, scores killed trying to access aid from a convoy going into Gaza City.
—Npr Washington Desk, NPR, 5 Mar. 2024
Luckily, casting director Rachel Sheridan had seen Mod's gut-wrenching breakout performance in the 2022 BBC One medical dramedy This Is Going to Hurt and chased after the actor long enough for Mod to come to her senses.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 4 Mar. 2024
Returning to the courtroom after sitting through the gut-wrenching school shooting video, jurors were shown a video of James and Jennifer Crumbley handcuffed in the back of a patrol car, venting about what was happening.
—Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024
Her ethereal sound reflects gut-wrenching stories of heartbreak.
—Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2024
In gut-wrenching video captured by NBC News’ team on the ground, the grieving dad can be seen tearing open the shroud that enveloped Tala’s lifeless body as she was laid in her grave.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 20 Jan. 2024
Each time some buildings have to be demolished, while others at the very least undergo a major costly renovation, only to have to go through the same gut-wrenching process a few decades later.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 Feb. 2024
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