bloodshed

Example Sentences

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It’s not gritty and harsh, but rather stunning and lovely — an eerie contrast to the terror and bloodshed of the day itself.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

It might have stopped bloodshed on a different continent.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

But it is important to remember that after years of bloodshed and killing, they all ended in ways that amounted to defeat for the United States.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

More than a month on, the full extent of the bloodshed is difficult to determine, even as the prospect of U.S. strikes grows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

“Who is asking for bloodshed? We ask only to keep the rights that have already been granted to us in the charter.”

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare