Sentences with word «harrowing»

"Harrowing" means something is extremely distressing or upsetting. Full definition
Some people are treated with kid gloves while others particularly those in opposition are subjected to all manner of harrowing experiences.
As for prison, I relied on the testimony of a few close friends with harrowing stories, and then visited a prison myself.
We recognise and celebrate the challenging and in some cases harrowing journeys some of our business members have experienced to get to the great point of success they now are at.
This shift too will begin to make itself felt when whole generations of boys suddenly find themselves unable to find wives, with harrowing ramifications for social order.
When you are going through something as harrowing as postpartum depression, it's easy to feel like you're alone.
Possibly one of the most harrowing experiences in the world is to write a cover letter when you have no clue how one is written!
The best part for me is that it doesn't involve starving myself or going on harrowing detox diets.
As we discussed yesterday, the real estate industry can have its stressful, harrowing moments.
It's a little more harrowing for the raft of staff who face losing their jobs.
One such phone call leads to one of the movie's harrowing scenes.
Equal parts stunning action and harrowing adventure mix with the inevitable drama encountered along the way, presenting viewers with an exclusive opportunity to experience these endeavors virtually firsthand.
Changing a baby's diaper is quite straightforward, but may also create some of the most harrowing events of parenthood.
Young people — adolescents, specifically — are entering a pivotal time in life at an interesting and sometimes harrowing time in our history.
This riveting, harrowing drama certainly isn't easy to sit through, as it tells a complex, often horrific story in an intensely personal way.
From there, the movie has nowhere to go but up, even as it relates the often harrowing true story of 33 Chilean miners trapped in the collapse of a gold mine.
As you will soon see, if you haven't already, changing lanes, merging traffic and pulling out into traffic can be a particularly harrowing experience!
It's an emotionally involving rather than harrowing film, with scenes as beautiful as oil paintings.
Thanks to their canine companions, the two men made it out of harrowing situations alive, and with lifelong bonds to the dogs that saved them.
This is a gritty, harrowing look at a plausible scenario.
Images like this might suggest to the audience that this is a film that's selling a lifestyle; harrowing sequences later on tell a very different story.
Today's report on legal high deaths in prison makes for harrowing reading.
The artist's innovative style blends mixed media to create powerful, thought provoking images that capture life in its most diverse, and sometimes harrowing forms.
It is a beautiful, often harrowing experience that is, unfortunately, somewhat let down by a handful of key flaws.
It was a pretty subdued affair at my place too, but for far less harrowing reasons.
In movies, exploring the body up close often involves shrinking to microscopic sizes and taking harrowing rides through the blood.
In the end, postpartum depression is a confusing, harrowing battle for any new mom.
It is a tedious and harrowing process but is often done for the benefit of a lower interest rate.
The characters don't seem quite as linked here, and the film emphasizes the disturbing psychological disconnect involved with such harrowing government work.
As demonstrated by the NHS, sourcing an unreliable supplier can have harrowing effects on an establishment's reputation.
I even had flashes of harrowing pictures involving the people I deeply cared about.
To say that a car accident can be an emotionally harrowing experience is something of an understatement.
This unpredictable behavior is what makes zombie encounters so harrowing.
The series has an epic feel, but the stories take twisted, harrowing turns.
Suddenly they're working with an agent and, if they don't understand the process, it can be quite harrowing.
Without a good thesis, getting a degree is impossible and working on the thesis while preparing for the final exams is an equally harrowing task.
It has it all: harrowing missions, top - notch graphics and special effects, and convincing audio and voice acting.
It's actually much more a coming - of - age tale than anything else, but one with extremely harrowing circumstances.
And some of the most harrowing depictions of war ever set to screen.
We'd captured one of the game's most dangerous monsters and survived a truly harrowing hunt.
It took five harrowing years — filled with dishonest or incompetent doctors, donors, carriers, and fertility agencies.
Once you get a grip on the structure, the movie becomes harrowing.
The first few days will be pretty harrowing for them, so buy or create a safe space for them.
Those open stairs might be a bit harrowing though when baby starts to walk, but it seems that the couple does have solutions later in mind.
The regime isn't harrowing enough to ruin a season, but it is tough enough to keep the players going from first minute to last.
The woman in a coma who received a letter telling her to look for work was one of the more harrowing examples.
The first couple of times attempting to fly is harrowing because of the unsuccessful flights but later on the constant practice makes it perfect.
More importantly, however, he has preserved the source material's relentlessly - harrowing tone.
After a strict job application, several harrowing interviews, and an anxious waiting period, you have the news you've been waiting for: they want you.
Silence is one of the most formative and the most harrowing novels I have ever read.
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