gory details
noun
informal
: the small facts or pieces of information about something that are unpleasant or interesting in a shocking way
Please, spare us the gory details.
Examples of gory details in a Sentence
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The Firebird has also required bodywork on more than one occasion...but that was covered by insurance and wasn’t the car’s fault (see the video above for all the gory details...).
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Karl Brauer, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
While the premise and gory details of the real-life case hold potential for a gripping thriller, the film lacks the sensitivity required for the story.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Howie Mandel has opened up about new, gory details regarding his wife's drunken fall inside a Las Vegas hotel room earlier this year.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 17 June 2024
Columnist Dan Bice has all the gory details in his latest story.
—Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024
Instead, we are expected to forget yesterday’s gory details and show up for our shift unaffected by the past.
—Cathleen Calkins, Longreads, 23 Jan. 2024
Even so, as the unfiltered Moon in your intimacy zone aggravates soppy Neptune in your expressive 5th house, knowing when to stop sharing the gory details of your physical symptoms could be a challenge.
—Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023
For those in search of the glorious, gory details of Gunn’s copious drug-taking—from grass and mushrooms to crystal meth—the letters don’t disappoint.
—Matthew Bevis, Harper's Magazine, 9 Feb. 2022
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Karl Brauer, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
While the premise and gory details of the real-life case hold potential for a gripping thriller, the film lacks the sensitivity required for the story.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Howie Mandel has opened up about new, gory details regarding his wife's drunken fall inside a Las Vegas hotel room earlier this year.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 17 June 2024
Columnist Dan Bice has all the gory details in his latest story.
—Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024
Instead, we are expected to forget yesterday’s gory details and show up for our shift unaffected by the past.
—Cathleen Calkins, Longreads, 23 Jan. 2024
Even so, as the unfiltered Moon in your intimacy zone aggravates soppy Neptune in your expressive 5th house, knowing when to stop sharing the gory details of your physical symptoms could be a challenge.
—Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023
For those in search of the glorious, gory details of Gunn’s copious drug-taking—from grass and mushrooms to crystal meth—the letters don’t disappoint.
—Matthew Bevis, Harper's Magazine, 9 Feb. 2022
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“Gory details.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gory%20details. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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