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Discover LudwigThe phrase "harrowing scene" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or event that is extremely distressing or traumatic, often in literature, film, or real-life accounts. Example: "The movie's climax featured a harrowing scene that left the audience in tears."
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In a way, it is the culmination of the Medal of Honor series, a bloody, harrowing scene that essentially says: You want to play at war?
In a deliciously harrowing scene, Eril forces the most literal and observant student — who bothers her precisely because of those qualities — to run his finger over the rat's tumor even as he quivers with resistance.
SCIENCE TIMES, PAGE F1 Fay Wray, Actress in a Famous Gorilla's Grip, Dies The star of the 1933 film "King Kong," who began her career in the silent era but is best remembered for a harrowing scene atop the Empire State Building and the screams that went with it, was 96.
Khan describes the harrowing scene when his son threw himself on the bomber, saving his fellow troops.
It is a harrowing scene.
The film's most harrowing scene is emblematic of what has been happening to the middle class.
In one harrowing scene, she is beaten ruthlessly, her head slammed against the toilet.
Ricky Pistone has watched the same harrowing scene over the past few years.
In a particularly harrowing scene, Laila undergoes a Caesarean section without anesthetic.
In the final harrowing scene, Cathy has her children taken away from her.
A sixth-grade girl described a harrowing scene for the news agency Reuters.
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