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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.
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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
Instead of wrapping the series up after this gut-wrenching realization, The Eternaut ends on a massive cliffhanger.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 6 May 2025
The film was partly inspired by Holofcener’s own life as the divorced mother of two teenagers, which lends it a particularly gut-wrenching kind of verisimilitude.
—Marley Marius, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2025
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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
Instead of wrapping the series up after this gut-wrenching realization, The Eternaut ends on a massive cliffhanger.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 6 May 2025
The film was partly inspired by Holofcener’s own life as the divorced mother of two teenagers, which lends it a particularly gut-wrenching kind of verisimilitude.
—Marley Marius, Vogue, 30 Apr. 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 4 Jun. 2025.
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