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Gory is an English word of 4 letters with synonyms like bloody or bloodstained. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Gory in a sentence

Gory | Goryeo | Goryo

Gory meaning

  1. Covered with blood; very bloody.
  2. Scandalous, and often unpleasant.
  3. Excessively detailed, often boringly so.

Synonyms of Gory

bloody bloodstained sanguinary sanguineous slaughterous butcherly

Using Gory

  • The main meaning on this page is: Covered with blood; very bloody. | Scandalous, and often unpleasant. | Excessively detailed, often boringly so.
  • Useful related words include: bloody, bloodstained, sanguinary, sanguineous.
  • In the example corpus, gory often appears in combinations such as: the gory, gory and, of gory.

Context around Gory

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 5 middle, 11 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Gory

  • In this selection, "gory" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, fresh, delectably, graphic, action, films and scenes stand out and add context to how "gory" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a fresh gory take on and dies a gory death in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gory" sits close to words such as allspring, aloft and asparagus, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gory

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Great character building and a ton of gory action. (9 words)

Dawn escaped a Gory Bomb attempt and shoved Fyre into steel steeps. (12 words)

Here, delectably gory effects win the day, especially in the third story. (12 words)

It was a gory sight Friday morning when a Toyota Humer passenger bus, with the inscription, ‘Egbon Investment’, rammed onto a broken down articulated vehicle on the middle of the road killing seven passengers and leaving others injured. (38 words)

Depending on where one is standing, it is easy to see why Southeastern Nigerians believe the government has turned a blind eye to the gory tales of activities mostly carried out in Southeast, Nigeria by Fulani herdsmen. (37 words)

The efficacy of the AI bot is being questioned as it fails to accurately recommend movies based on user requests, as evidenced by its recommendation of gory films when the prompt specifically asked for none. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

Although their fanbase continues to expand, many followers admit to being shocked at their ability to handle such gory scenes.

As a side-note, the “real footage” viral marketing was so effective at fooling people that the Maryland town of Burkittsville suffered from the association with such gory happenings on its back doorstep.

As two of the animanga community's "dark trio of shounen", these series use more serious themes to give the audience a fresh, gory take on the genre.

Dawn escaped a Gory Bomb attempt and shoved Fyre into steel steeps.

Depending on where one is standing, it is easy to see why Southeastern Nigerians believe the government has turned a blind eye to the gory tales of activities mostly carried out in Southeast, Nigeria by Fulani herdsmen.

Featuring Kung Fu sound effects and a score that sounds like it belongs in an Umberto Lenzi film, Ikeda’s gory fever dream sometimes feels like a Giallo featuring special effects from Rob Bottin.

Goran Stolevski’s meditative horror-fable glides along with the poetic grace of a Terrence Malick drama, but with more gory transmogrification.

Great character building and a ton of gory action.

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Here, delectably gory effects win the day, especially in the third story.

Horror movies tend to be gory and gross, but sometimes the most disturbing films are more subtle and realistic.

However, for an alternate timeline, it's too good an opportunity to pass up, with Jones' horror-centric artwork doing wonders to highlight the gory action and over-the-top premise.

Its face is matched by the fear that comes with knowing that all this animatronic wants is to lure the player into the "scooping room," where they'll meet a gory, untimely demise.

It's probably not a stretch to say it's one of the most graphic, gory films you've ever seen.

It was a gory sight Friday morning when a Toyota Humer passenger bus, with the inscription, ‘Egbon Investment’, rammed onto a broken down articulated vehicle on the middle of the road killing seven passengers and leaving others injured.

Kick-Ass' assassin superhero dies a gory death in Big Game, and Chloë Grace Moretz's superhero is replaced by an unlikely candidate.

Since then, it has grown into a visually striking religious festival which attracts thousands of onlookers and tourists to watch the gory displays in the fervently Catholic nation.

The efficacy of the AI bot is being questioned as it fails to accurately recommend movies based on user requests, as evidenced by its recommendation of gory films when the prompt specifically asked for none.

The story is notoriously gory and disturbing, but fans of who want more blood and guts are sure to enjoy it.

This movie pulls nothing back and fires away with loads of chuckles, doing everything from paying tribute to 's camera motions to displaying horrible gory deaths.

Those who tune out gory virtual photos can also avoid seeing the real thing; the mega industrial farms, slaughterhouses and even livestock trucks are often out of sight.

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Common combinations with gory

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "gory" in a sentence?
An example: "Although their fanbase continues to expand, many followers admit to being shocked at their ability to handle such gory scenes." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "gory" from authentic English texts.
What does "gory" mean?
Gory means: Covered with blood; very bloody.
What are synonyms of "gory"?
Common synonyms of "gory" include: bloody, bloodstained, sanguinary, sanguineous, slaughterous, butcherly.
How many example sentences with "gory" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "gory", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.