Sentence examples for a string of harrowing from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "a string of harrowing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a series of distressing or traumatic events or experiences.
Example: "The documentary presented a string of harrowing testimonies from survivors of the disaster."
Alternatives: "a series of traumatic" or "a chain of distressing".

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The news from JDS, which until a year or so ago had been a favorite stock among aggressive technology investors, was the latest in a string of harrowing reports from major companies, including Lucent Technologies, Nortel Networks and Corning.

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It was yet another in the string of harrowing wildfires that are searing 2017 into the state's record books.

But while "This Boy's Life" sold modestly, there followed a string of literary memoirs of harrowing experience, including Elizabeth Wurtzel's "Prozac Nation" (about depression), Susanna Kaysen's "Girl, Interrupted" (mental illness), Lucy Grealy's "Autobiography of a Face" (disfigurement) and Mary Karr's "Liar's Club" (alcoholism and general family craziness), to name a few.

Yet Amis's judgment still stands; and passing over the immature work, the reader hits upon a virtually unbroken string of quietly harrowing masterpieces.

The harrowing news is the just latest in a string of unfortunate events at the Bolshoi, including the brutal assault against Filin, the arrest of principal dancer, and a slew of firings.

For Philip and Elizabeth this means a harrowing procession of wigs to aid their sexpionage, and between them they fashion a string of compellingly terrible disguises with hair disaster the running theme.

Finally, as Amy's pleas grow increasingly harrowing and the soundtrack launches into full-on dramatic wig-out, we narrow the escape code to a string of four digits.

A string of expletives.

simple string n. a string of type simple-string.

It has suffered a string of setbacks.

A string of Louisiana archetypes followed.

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