How to Use harrowing in a Sentence

harrowing

adjective

• But even in the best of the circumstances, the next several months might be harrowing.
  — Justin Lahart, WSJ, 28 July 2022
• From his very first year of life, Mir Shamsi has made a habit of overcoming harrowing circumstances.
  — Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Nov. 2024
• Or rather, Mulaney recounted the details of an addiction so harrowing that, for months, the news was loud and constant.
  — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2022
• It’s a haunting and harrowing sequence within a thoroughly resonant portrait.
  — Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2022
• The harrowing video was first seen on CNN earlier this year and picked up everywhere almost immediately.
  — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
• Reuters recently published a harrowing investigation about trafficking on the site.
  — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2024
• From its earliest days more than two years ago, the Covid-19 pandemic hit hospitals and healthcare facilities with abrupt and harrowing changes.
  — Ofir Paldi, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022
• Given the harrowing surroundings, most overnight ice-sheet jaunts are reserved for professional exploration or scientific research teams.
  — Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
• He was abused by an early caregiver upon learning of his diagnosis; the advent of his device literally gave him a voice and enabled him to share his harrowing experiences.
  — Steven Aquino, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022
• By turns serene and harrowing, the West here brims with life.
  — Angelica Aboulhosn, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023
• Many harrowing accounts have emerged in the days since the attack.
  — Michael Schwirtz, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
• Her back and legs were bruised from the harrowing escape.
  — Jack Healy, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2022
• In a harrowing 911 call, his wife can be heard begging for help.
  — Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 5 Aug. 2023
• Tran told a harrowing tale of her immigration to the U.S. in 1986.
  — Judy Bart Kancigor, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
• We are left with Auschwitz’s harrowing legacy and reminded of the full extent of the crimes of Nazism.
  — Armani Syed, TIME, 12 Jan. 2024
• Video taken from the beach showed the harrowing moments the small plane glided onto the shore.
  — Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2023
• What stands out to you about filming that harrowing scene?
  — Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
• The scene in question is the most harrowing and difficult to watch of the TIFF curtain-raiser.
  — Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2022
• The North Riverside mall was the site of a harrowing point-blank fatal shooting that occurred in late May 2020.
  — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2023
• The story behind the wound was even more harrowing in real life.
  — Danielle Bacher, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2023
• This is the harrowing story of how one mom scrambled to get help for her son and keep her head above water.
  — Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2024
• The fourth quarter has been a harrowing frame all season.
  — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2023
• As harrowing as those three losses were for the Heat, Game 7 in Boston in many ways was as good as the Heat got all last season.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 23 June 2024
• But for others the journey to safety has been much more harrowing.
  — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2024
• As such, the film depicts the harrowing truths of the way that caste systems are upheld, from slavery to lynching to genocide.
  — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 7 Sep. 2023
• The Vibe: Still fairly harrowing, but also now quite vibey.
  — Katie Bain, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2023
• Even amid such harrowing stories of loss and grief, there have also been stories of hope.
  — Faith Karimi, CNN, 30 Dec. 2022
• The hours that followed, in her description, were harrowing in the extreme.
  — Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2022
• The lush, harrowing melodies almost leave listeners in a trance.
  — Shahamat Uddin, Vogue, 12 June 2023
• The film takes place in 2019, nine years after Josh’s harrowing possession, and a lot has changed for the family.
  — Kelsey Lentz, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024