Collocations for "gruesome"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "gruesome" in context.
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gruesome
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- a gruesome [movie, scene, story, tale]
- gruesome images of
- the gruesome murder of
- suffered a gruesome death
- [found, discovered] a gruesome scene
- committed a gruesome crime
- [exacted, took, vowed] a gruesome revenge
- too gruesome to [watch, see, read]
- too gruesome for [children, the faint-hearted]
- the gruesome details
- gruesome and [horrific, bloody, violent, painful]
- it's gruesome but true
- face the gruesome [reality, facts]
- learn the gruesome truth (about)
'gruesome' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):