- plural of atrocity.
atrocities
Example Sentences
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Pillay, a former United Nations high commissioner for human rights, received the prize Friday for her decades of work advancing international law and accountability for atrocities.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026
It’s a casual surveilling of placidity just up the coast from the atrocities we hear about.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
“The Bush administration found that there really are atrocities, human rights violations, genocide for which there are no other alternatives,” to the international court, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
The group said police registered 113 cases under India's law against caste-based atrocities in the area in 2025.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
We hear of atrocities on the shortwave, then hear them exaggerated on Mobutu’s official newscasts, and it’s hard to know what’s real.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
