gruesomeness

He seemed to be urging me to ask for an example of their gruesomeness.

Both the general's position in society and the gruesomeness of the crime demanded immediate attention.

It allowed the press to take a picture and represent the scene without the gruesomeness of a body.

Despite the cumulative gruesomeness of this night's work, he chuckled.

The gruesomeness of the procedure has made it difficult for some Democrats to vote against the bill, even those who support abortion rights.

The shock of the crimes themselves was compounded by their gruesomeness, he added.

There is no longer a clear line between good and evil, beauty and gruesomeness.

The second act of the murder-drama was gruesomeness itself.

Another aggravating factor that a jury could consider would be the gruesomeness of the killing.

Some viewers are appalled also that such gruesomeness is broadcast to the electronic gallery.

The killing was striking because of its gruesomeness.

The band members apply their Southern California sensibilities to all the gruesomeness.

The bombing at the Baghdad restaurant, though grimly familiar, stood out in the gruesomeness of its details.

The gruesomeness of the situation became intensified.

The gruesomeness of the tortures is now at the center of concern, "lest we forget."

A line from an old Uncle Bonsai song robbed the moment of its gruesomeness.

The show did not shy away from showing the gruesomeness of war, providing a very gritty view of the experience there.

We have been friends from the beginning: to us are grief, gruesomeness, and ground common; even the sun is common to us.

The massacre stands out not only for its gruesomeness but also for the act of treachery that preceded it.

Maybe they're also meant to symbolize human vicissitude, but their inscrutable gruesomeness palls.

The smiling, bright, top part of it--and the hidden gruesomeness underneath.

There's no doubt where the movie is heading, but even anticipating the ending doesn't alleviate the dread, or the gruesomeness.

One witness compared the gruesomeness of the murder to grisly scenes from the time of the Crusades.

It was not large, but what it lacked in size, it made up for in gruesomeness.

It also revels in comic gruesomeness.