bloodshed
Example Sentences
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Its goal—elements of which were outlined in a 43-word program titled “For Peace and Freedom!”—was simply to influence the discourse enough to expedite an end to the bloodshed in Ukraine, Rybakov said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Motoki portrays Murashige as curiously recessive — someone who has laid waste to myriad foes and has now lost his taste for bloodshed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Among survivors, I encountered palpable frustration at the lack of resolution, dearth of attention from law enforcement, and the ease with which the bloodshed left the headlines.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
During a visit to the scene, Damascus Governor Maher Marwan Idlibi said those responsible for the bloodshed would be punished.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Like, for example, as a redcap, Madoc needs bloodshed the way a mermaid needs the salt spray of the sea.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
