How to Use gory in a Sentence

gory

adjective

• Fake body parts are the perfect props for this gory scene.
  — Kiona Smith-Strickland, Popular Mechanics, 18 Oct. 2017
• The store has a kid-friendly area in the front, and displays a gorier scene in the back for teens and adults.
  — Jessie Spangler, Aurora Beacon-News, 6 July 2018
• No gory horror film stacks up to the terror of the real thing.
  — Lincoln Michel, GQ, 26 Oct. 2017
• Would-be buyers are even more spooked by the idea of residing in places where the death was gory.
  — Lew Sichelman | Andrews McMeel Syndication, courant.com, 25 Oct. 2019
• But there’s despair in the gory play-to-play details on offense.
  — Rich Campbell, chicagotribune.com, 3 Nov. 2019
• This film is the longest in the series, and seems to contain the most frequent and goriest kills.
  — Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2023
• Bad smells and dripping blood from the truck led to the neighbors’ gory discovery.
  — Juan Montes, WSJ, 14 Nov. 2018
• To me, that’s important, not super gory stuff, but it’s fun to be scared.
  — Jessie Spangler, Aurora Beacon-News, 6 July 2018
• Jones is one of these shoppers, but the gory scene almost turns her stomach.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2019
• As in previous projects about her life, Tina doesn’t skimp on the gory details of what came next.
  — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2021
• Looking for the gory details of the Phillies’ season-opening loss?
  — Bob Brookover, Philly.com, 30 Mar. 2018
• Yeah, Parasite gets pretty damn gory, but only at the end of the film.
  — Lia Beck, refinery29.com, 10 Feb. 2020
• This is only the beginning of the gory drama that will play out in this space over the next couple of hours.
  — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2022
• This is only the beginning of the gory drama that will play out over the next couple of hours in this space.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 16 Mar. 2022
• The result is gripping, suspenseful, and, frankly, bloody and gory.
  — Eva Holland, Outside Online, 22 Mar. 2018
• The problem is less the drills themselves than the gory and senseless manner in which they are conducted.
  — John Hirschauer, National Review, 24 Oct. 2019
• The backdrop of the glistening Mediterranean adds a special (less gory) touch.
  — Gemma Askham, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2018
• In the gorgeous, gory tableau, the dying ruler appeared trapped at the center of a bloody web, as though tethered there by entrails.
  — Andrea Simakis, cleveland, 28 Dec. 2019
• The action here is crisp and at times extremely gory, in a way that makes very clear -- or should -- that this isn't intended for kids.
  — Brian Lowry, CNN, 24 Mar. 2021
• The range will include outfits and ideas that will could be clever, quaint, creepy or gory, simple or elaborate or some mix of all the above.
  — Peter Dawson, Houston Chronicle, 24 Oct. 2019
• This pumpkin look is ideal for those who prefer to stay away from gory Halloween decor.
  — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 20 June 2023
• And remember, scammers don't walk around in gory masks with fake blood dripping off their teeth.
  — Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2017
• The film is gory, with revenge through bloodshed an important theme.
  — Justin Barrasso, SI.com, 9 Mar. 2018
• Sometimes a blast can amputate part of a limb or gunshots can produce a gory scene.
  — Meredith Cohn, baltimoresun.com, 21 Apr. 2018
• Since this month is Halloween, the category is: scary, gory, but easy to replicate.
  — Sarah Novio, Teen Vogue, 28 Oct. 2019
• Prophets of Rage later tweeted a gory photo of his hand mid-surgery and coupled it with a clip of Morello in action.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 28 June 2018
• Now, just because this makeup is murder-themed doesn't mean the looks have to be gory (though the brand's site is filled with photos of Spencer done up to look like a zombie).
  — Marci Robin, Allure, 12 July 2019
• Hereditary does have some scenes that could qualify as gory, or maybe just icky.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 7 June 2018
• Rather, her symptoms include a freaky, skinless face that pops out of the back of her head and takes control of her/their body to enact gory revenge killings.
  — Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2021
• Five people died that day as Trump supporters battled the police in gory hand-to-hand combat to storm the Capitol.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 21 July 2022

Last Updated: 28 May 2024