variants
or less commonly grewsome
: inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly
gruesome stories of wounded comrades
gruesomely
adverb
gruesomeness
noun
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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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Shanks brilliantly paces the story out with several pieces of foreshadowing, including a rat king as symbolism for toxic codependency, mirroring a gruesome story Tim tells Millie about his father’s death and his mother’s mental health.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
Unlike the gruesome, bloodthirsty creatures of classic films and literature, Cullen and his family abstain from drinking the blood of humans.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
Blichfeldt indulges in this gruesome atmosphere and considers what other ways a young woman might mutilate herself for acceptance.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2025
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission didn’t find their Florida Man at that time for the gruesome animal cruelty.
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—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
Unlike the gruesome, bloodthirsty creatures of classic films and literature, Cullen and his family abstain from drinking the blood of humans.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
Blichfeldt indulges in this gruesome atmosphere and considers what other ways a young woman might mutilate herself for acceptance.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2025
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission didn’t find their Florida Man at that time for the gruesome animal cruelty.
5.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Gruesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gruesome. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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