How to Use brutal in a Sentence

brutal

adjective

• The traffic was brutal on the way to work.
• The movie is a brutal depiction of the war.
• I had a brutal headache this morning.
• The writer describes the dangers of drugs with brutal honesty.
• Sailors sometimes faced brutal punishments like whipping.
• For those who don't, however, the social response can be brutal.
  — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2023
• Tyson was known for his brutal knockouts, as his first 19 fights ended early — 12 in the first round.
  — Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
• For Fogle and Donna Lewis, Wicker's mother, the waiting has been brutal.
  — Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 3 Feb. 2023
• Unfortunately, the salt can be brutal on gear, especially knives.
  — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 30 Jan. 2023
• Drake's game the next day against Oklahoma A&M in Stillwater was going to be brutal.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 6 Feb. 2023
• The loss ended a brutal season for the Knights, who finished well below their preseason expectations.
  — Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2024
• His assessment of the inner workings of the Manhattan district attorney’s office is brutal.
  — Andrew Weissmann, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2023
• Economic Challenges: Years of Covid lockdowns took a brutal toll on Chinese businesses.
  — Amy Chang Chien, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2023
• Early mechanical problems cost them some painful minutes with the car in the garage rather than on the track but, then again, in a race this brutal, simply finishing the full 24 hours is its own kind of victory.
  — Corey Seymour, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2023
• Exploring the outdoor world in South Florida can seem daunting: mosquitoes and brutal sun — not to mention alligators and sharks — might prompt some folks to hit the mall … again.
  — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2023
• But the brutal, 10-month siege of Bakhmut spares no one and nothing.
  — David Axe, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
• Gilmore came of age in a time where comedies did not have to be so brutal.
  — Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2023
• But her life took a dark turn with a brutal assault at home.
  — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
• In the face of a brutal crackdown by the regime, protests spread like wildfire in the following weeks.
  — Adam Pourahmadi, CNN, 16 Sep. 2023
• There are many brutal deaths There are countless deaths in the film, and many are quite intense.
  — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
• Playing in the brutal Big East had prepared the Huskies well for this moment.
  — John Marshall, ajc, 4 Apr. 2023
• The largest movement of peoples across the seas occurred by brutal force, through the Atlantic slave trade.
  — TIME, 18 Mar. 2024
• Smith scored again against the Pride despite brutal heat and humidity, and a loss for the Thorns.
  — oregonlive, 15 June 2023
• Justin started out fine until he was stopped on a brutal non-call.
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2023
• Melany was born along the brutal migration route north.
  — Matt Rivers, ABC News, 10 May 2023
• The country and much of the world experienced a brutal heat wave last summer.
  — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 10 July 2023
• At the top of the episode, the 13-year-old was asked by Sigler what it’s been like since her mom began to feel the sometimes brutal impact of the disorder.
  — Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 June 2024
• The resulting footage, which aired on the news, captured the N.Y.P.D.’s brutal tactics for suppressing the protest.
  — Miss Rosen, The New Yorker, 8 July 2023
• Shame, anger and distress caused by months of brutal extortion are transformed into the need to share the process.
  — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 27 Feb. 2024
• The city is close to Bakhmut, which Russia captured in May after months of brutal fighting.
  — Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 16 Dec 2024