How to Use brutal in a Sentence

brutal

adjective

• The traffic was brutal on the way to work.
• The movie is a brutal depiction of the war.
• I had a brutal headache this morning.
• The writer describes the dangers of drugs with brutal honesty.
• Sailors sometimes faced brutal punishments like whipping.
• Their methods are brutal: The mice slowly eat the defenseless birds alive by nibbling away at their skin.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Mar. 2023
• The intoxicating high of passion quickly descends into a brutal chaos that can only end one way.
  — Brendan Le, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
• Russia is accused of committing war crimes during its invasion of Ukraine, a brutal conflict that shows no sign of stopping soon.
  — Conrad Hoyt, Washington Examiner, 30 Mar. 2023
• Each set piece in Chapter 4 goes from dramatic tension to brutal, kinetic climax.
  — Armond White, National Review, 24 Mar. 2023
• The British government persisted with a response that was, by turns, indifferent, haphazard, or brutal.
  — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2023
• Both arcs are alternately delightful and brutal, deftly mixing coming-of-age milestones with violent endurance.
  — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2023
• But there are similarities between the shows in terms of strong acting and a commitment to staying tough when depicting the sort of brutal, callous behavior that's just begging to be zapped.
  — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 30 Mar. 2023
• The incident evokes the brutal post-Soviet years of murky executions in Russia among the political and business mafias.
  — Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
• Sandburg 2-4 (10) Eagles open season with brutal schedule but deliver strong efforts in defeat.
  — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2023
• But retribution was swift and brutal: The corrupt military did not accept her victory, forcing her into house arrest and keeping her from seeing her husband for the rest of her life.
  — Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2023
• Gilmore came of age in a time where comedies did not have to be so brutal.
  — Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2023
• But her life took a dark turn with a brutal assault at home.
  — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
• In the face of a brutal crackdown by the regime, protests spread like wildfire in the following weeks.
  — Adam Pourahmadi, CNN, 16 Sep. 2023
• There are many brutal deaths There are countless deaths in the film, and many are quite intense.
  — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
• Playing in the brutal Big East had prepared the Huskies well for this moment.
  — John Marshall, ajc, 4 Apr. 2023
• The largest movement of peoples across the seas occurred by brutal force, through the Atlantic slave trade.
  — TIME, 18 Mar. 2024
• Smith scored again against the Pride despite brutal heat and humidity, and a loss for the Thorns.
  — oregonlive, 15 June 2023
• Justin started out fine until he was stopped on a brutal non-call.
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2023
• Melany was born along the brutal migration route north.
  — Matt Rivers, ABC News, 10 May 2023
• The country and much of the world experienced a brutal heat wave last summer.
  — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 10 July 2023
• At the top of the episode, the 13-year-old was asked by Sigler what it’s been like since her mom began to feel the sometimes brutal impact of the disorder.
  — Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 June 2024
• The resulting footage, which aired on the news, captured the N.Y.P.D.’s brutal tactics for suppressing the protest.
  — Miss Rosen, The New Yorker, 8 July 2023
• Shame, anger and distress caused by months of brutal extortion are transformed into the need to share the process.
  — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 27 Feb. 2024
• The city is close to Bakhmut, which Russia captured in May after months of brutal fighting.
  — Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2023
• Butler had eight, Adebayo two in that brutal first half.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 10 Nov 2024