Sentence examples for gross appeal from inspiring English sources

The gross appeal to a nostalgia we had no right to feel yet – a forewarning of nostalgia, I suppose you could call it – asking us to imagine ourselves 40 years older, "feeble of foot and rheumatic of shoulder", forgetfully remembering that "once we were strong".

This guy tries to making work that has a shock or horror or gross-out appeal, but it's just nothing.

And I don't just mean in terms of gross-out appeal, because as gaming hardware's developed so the eruptions of crimson and chunking of flesh have become photo-real repulsive – I mean mechanics, method, and the way in which extreme violence is repurposed as entertainment.

Nor does she overlook the appeal of gross medical procedures.

Championship side Brighton & Hove Albion have upheld their decision to sack Gus Poyet for gross misconduct, following an appeal by the Uruguayan.

Still, her tone, never gross, generally retains focus and appeal.

But those departments also emphasize work in cell biology or neurobiology; as anatomy has become increasingly molecular, focusing on cells rather than organs, gross anatomy has lost its appeal for many headed for a research career.

Some educators say that one remedy may be to encourage lowbrow, adventure or even gross-out books that disproportionately appeal to boys.

Tevez was fined £1.2m after being found guilty of gross misconduct, and lost a subsequent appeal to the club's board.

I'm enjoying it although my husband keeps saying, "Oh this is so gross", but that's part of the appeal.

21 February: The player apologises "sincerely and unreservedly" for his conduct in recent months in a statement released by the club, withdrawing his appeal against a fine for gross misconduct.