atrocity

Example Sentences

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Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said the U.S. had committed an atrocity—and that America would bitterly regret the precedent it had set.

From The Wall Street Journal

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi described the attack as "an atrocity at sea" and stressed that the frigate had been "a guest of India's Navy".

From BBC

He recently spoke with Salon about the struggle to recognize atrocity and confront the powers that seek to justify it.

From Salon

"I travelled on a bipartisan delegation to Nigeria and saw with my own eyes the horrific atrocities Christians face, and the instability the Nigerian government must combat," he said.

From BBC

Evidence provided by Serbia, which has never recognised Kosovo's independence, is particularly sensitive due to the scale of atrocities committed by Serb police and military during the 1998-1999 conflict.

From Barron's