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Meanwhile, Fowler and Homa watched their U.S. Open hopes continued to slip away, marking a gut-wrenching end to their qualifying efforts.
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
In a gut-wrenching new memoir, Enough, Melissa details the childhood abuse that created harmful adult behaviors, like pushing her body to dangerous physical limits and pushing her psyche into abusive relationships.
—Outside Online, 28 May 2025
The Rossoneri are coming off a gut-wrenching 1-0 Coppa Italia final loss to Bologna in midweek, too, making Roma to win at 5/4 a really nice bet.
—Sam Tighe, New York Times, 16 May 2025
The writing and acting is simply outstanding, with moments of genuine humor followed by gut-wrenching scenes of violence or suspense.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
In a gut-wrenching new memoir, Enough, Melissa details the childhood abuse that created harmful adult behaviors, like pushing her body to dangerous physical limits and pushing her psyche into abusive relationships.
—Outside Online, 28 May 2025
The Rossoneri are coming off a gut-wrenching 1-0 Coppa Italia final loss to Bologna in midweek, too, making Roma to win at 5/4 a really nice bet.
—Sam Tighe, New York Times, 16 May 2025
The writing and acting is simply outstanding, with moments of genuine humor followed by gut-wrenching scenes of violence or suspense.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for gut-wrenching
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“Gut-wrenching.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gut-wrenching. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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