gorier; goriest
1
: covered with gore : bloodstained
2
: bloodcurdling, sensational
wanted to hear the gory details
Examples of gory in a Sentence
doesn't watch too many movies that feature gory violence
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This month alone, horror has produced two No. 1 movies in the U.S., with the tremendously gory Terrifier 3 grossing nearly $27 million in its first week, and Smile 2 following up with a $31 million debut of its own.
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Chris Dobstaff, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The gory violence, sending digital heads and limbs flying in slow motion, is gorier.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2024
The latter seems to be the major force ruling over a godforsaken corner of Ireland where, in one of the film’s gorier sequences, dozens upon dozens of sheep are illicitly slaughtered so their hind legs can be sold for cheap meat.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The Xenomorph’s attacks are violent, extremely gory, and disorientingly hectic.
—James Grebey, TIME, 16 Aug. 2024
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Chris Dobstaff, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The gory violence, sending digital heads and limbs flying in slow motion, is gorier.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2024
The latter seems to be the major force ruling over a godforsaken corner of Ireland where, in one of the film’s gorier sequences, dozens upon dozens of sheep are illicitly slaughtered so their hind legs can be sold for cheap meat.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The Xenomorph’s attacks are violent, extremely gory, and disorientingly hectic.
—James Grebey, TIME, 16 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for gory
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“Gory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gory. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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