How to Use to the core in a Sentence

to the core

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  • The scenes that leave us shook to the core for nights to come?
    Milan Polk, Men's Health, 26 Jan. 2023
  • This hurt my husband and me to the core.
    R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
  • And to me, That scene gets to the core of what this film is about.
    Outside Online, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Matthieu went back to the core and essence of Gabrielle Chanel.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Some that cut to the core of what New York does best.
    Sara Lind, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2026
  • But the support and the love has been healing to the core.
    Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
  • But the support and the love have been healing to the core.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Some days will stretch it; others will rattle it to the core.
    Neri Karra Sillaman, Harvard Business Review, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Other takeaways that shook me to the core, in the best of ways?
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
  • Denser minerals sank to the core while lighter ones formed a crust.
    Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 May 2025
  • The idea of spending hours in a bathhouse shook my body to the core.
    Celeste Polanco, Essence, 28 Nov. 2025
  • But once the coast is clear, this couple will be loyal to the core.
    Naydeline Mejia, Women's Health, 25 Mar. 2023
  • But something about this young mother's raw grief struck her to the core.
    Staff, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2025
  • She is shaken to the core by the loss of her royal safety net.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Nov. 2025
  • She is shaken to the core by the loss of her royal safety net.
    Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 18 Nov. 2025
  • This gets to the core of what some see as problematic about this trend.
    Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Her pain is very quiet and very nuanced, but she is shaken to the core.
    Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2024
  • The questions went beyond the surface and cut to the core of who each of them is.
    Jason Quick, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Friedrich is a rationalist to the core.
    Andrew Zaleski, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2026
  • This gets to the core of how people think of autism and disability as a whole.
    Pablo Manríquez, The New Republic, 11 July 2023
  • This threat cuts to the core of the liberal democratic way of life.
    Richard Fontaine, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2023
  • This is a thriller to the core, one that readers will want to finish in a single sitting.
    E.a. Aymar, Washington Post, 25 May 2023
  • Traders couldn't quite get to the core of the latest inflation report.
    Heard Editors, WSJ, 12 Jan. 2023
  • We’re also known for linen as a fabric — which is very important to the core of the brand.
    Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The lack of windscreen quickly left me frozen to the core, even at limited speeds with the plow down.
    Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Next up, honoree Willett spoke to the core of what marketing means to her.
    Meredith Woerner, Variety, 27 Oct. 2023
  • That ability to create artistic bridges cuts to the core of who Richetts is an artist.
    Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026
  • Expect intense insights, the kind that shake your belief systems to the core.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Castillo, loud and boisterous, is an old-school offensive line coach to the core.
    Austin Meek, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Temperatures hover in the low 50s, but the cold rain brings a chill to the core.
    Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025

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