variants
or less commonly grewsome
: inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly
gruesome stories of wounded comrades
gruesomely
adverb
gruesomeness
noun
Examples of gruesome in a Sentence
The police report described the scene in gruesome detail.
didn't stick around to hear the gruesome details of the car accident
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Thoughtful, but gruesome is an apt descriptor for the film as well.
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Npr Staff, NPR, 5 Apr. 2025
This was true of Fury (2015) as well, his brutal and gruesome war drama featuring Brad Pitt as a tank commander in the final days of World War II leading a platoon of hardened, traumatized, broken soldiers.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2025
The Roman authorities persecuted Christians harshly, subjecting them to torture and deaths even more gruesome than crucifixion.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
In this novel, a detective, a tabloid journalist, and a professor become obsessed with a string of strange and gruesome killings.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
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Npr Staff, NPR, 5 Apr. 2025
This was true of Fury (2015) as well, his brutal and gruesome war drama featuring Brad Pitt as a tank commander in the final days of World War II leading a platoon of hardened, traumatized, broken soldiers.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2025
The Roman authorities persecuted Christians harshly, subjecting them to torture and deaths even more gruesome than crucifixion.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
In this novel, a detective, a tabloid journalist, and a professor become obsessed with a string of strange and gruesome killings.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gruesome
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“Gruesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gruesome. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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