harrowing experience

Frequency: 8.025.0 per million words

Describes a profoundly distressing or painful experience.

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Examples (10)

  • The veteran rarely spoke of his harrowing experience during the war.
  • Surviving the earthquake was the most harrowing experience of her life.
  • He recounted the harrowing experience of being lost in the mountains for three days.
  • For the refugee family, the journey to safety was a long and harrowing experience.
  • She is still recovering from the harrowing experience of the car crash.
  • Going through the lengthy court battle was a harrowing experience for everyone involved.
  • The documentary detailed the crew's harrowing experience aboard the sinking ship.
  • Witnessing the accident was a truly harrowing experience that I'll never forget.
  • Many patients find intensive care to be a harrowing experience, both physically and emotionally.
  • It took him years to process the harrowing experience of his childhood.