- plural of atrocity.
atrocities
Example Sentences
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"No single set of atrocities should be regarded as more or less significant than another," UK ambassador to the UN James Kariuki had then said.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
Organizer Sid Mohasseb, 65, says he cannot "sleep because of the atrocities that they're facing."
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
We need to be reminded of such atrocities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
This was the real-life version of a mindless doomscroll, when all of the world’s atrocities barely register.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2026
He was furious, more furious at the atrocities of the day than he had ever felt before in his whole life.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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