barbarous

Example Sentences

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Al-Qaeda, broken for a while by an alliance between the Americans and Sunni tribes, regenerated into the even more barbarous IS.

From BBC

The Milwaukee Journal reported that she claimed McAllister subjected her to “cruel and barbarous treatment and indignities.”

From Washington Post

Critics are saying her ill-timed move could undermine Biden’s strong commitment to defend Ukraine against the barbarous Russian invasion, as well as hurt Democrats in the midterm elections just two weeks away.

From Seattle Times

Both sides in Russia’s civil war were barbarous.

From Washington Post

Ignoring that barbarous history, officials are now ramping up for what would be a state-sponsored killing spree with few modern antecedents in this country, except in Texas.

From Washington Post