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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What unfolds is a gory nightmare revisiting past traumas.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Satanic Rites approaches the genre in an inspired way that more films should — as a gory political thriller with vampires.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
This is a gory movie that doesn’t make for easy viewing, so maybe watch on an empty stomach.
—Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
Some genres may be extremely violent and gory, so parents may want to consider supervising their children's viewing of films or avoid them altogether.
—PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Satanic Rites approaches the genre in an inspired way that more films should — as a gory political thriller with vampires.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
This is a gory movie that doesn’t make for easy viewing, so maybe watch on an empty stomach.
—Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
Some genres may be extremely violent and gory, so parents may want to consider supervising their children's viewing of films or avoid them altogether.
—PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2025
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 17 Oct. 2025.
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