brutality

Example Sentences

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Crump is known for representing relatives of victims of high-profile police brutality cases.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026

In a joint letter in January 2025, they appealed to Putin directly to look into allegations of brutality in his unit.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

The author is also refreshingly clear-eyed in criticizing the brutality of the Paul Kagame regime in Rwanda, for instance, and commendably avoids the usual endorsement of any autocrats who produce high growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Like Marge, they refute brutality and rally against it.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

Despite the brutality, the students were committed to nonviolence and for the most part bore the insults and indignities without striking back.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson