Examples of gut-wrenching in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Exhausted and short on options after consulting two veterinary clinics, Kristie Pereira made the gut-wrenching decision last year to take her desperately ill puppy to a Maryland shelter to be euthanized.
—
CBS News, 25 May 2024
In the gut-wrenching wild-card playoff loss to the Cincinnati Bengals two seasons ago, backup Tyler Huntley was sacked twice and hit five times.
—Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2024
So Taylor-Joy would jump back into another gut-wrenching scene with her jaw tightly clenched.
—Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 7 May 2024
Few people could have predicted this outcome for Rau, whose 27-year career has been defined by both gut-wrenching losses and his ability to defy expectations.
—Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2024
The announcement put an end to one chapter in what had been a gut-wrenching mystery for Dau Mabil’s family, friends and community.
—Trymaine Lee, NBC News, 19 Apr. 2024
Florida, which is headed to the Cup playoffs for the fourth straight year and went all the way to the 2023 Stanley Cup Final last year, began this unprecedented run of success with a series of gut-wrenching losses to Tampa Bay in 2021 and 2022.
—David Wilson, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
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.
—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
CBS News, 25 May 2024
In the gut-wrenching wild-card playoff loss to the Cincinnati Bengals two seasons ago, backup Tyler Huntley was sacked twice and hit five times.
—Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2024
So Taylor-Joy would jump back into another gut-wrenching scene with her jaw tightly clenched.
—Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 7 May 2024
Few people could have predicted this outcome for Rau, whose 27-year career has been defined by both gut-wrenching losses and his ability to defy expectations.
—Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2024
The announcement put an end to one chapter in what had been a gut-wrenching mystery for Dau Mabil’s family, friends and community.
—Trymaine Lee, NBC News, 19 Apr. 2024
Florida, which is headed to the Cup playoffs for the fourth straight year and went all the way to the 2023 Stanley Cup Final last year, began this unprecedented run of success with a series of gut-wrenching losses to Tampa Bay in 2021 and 2022.
—David Wilson, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
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.
—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
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'gut-wrenching.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near gut-wrenching
Cite this Entry
“Gut-wrenching.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gut-wrenching. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share