bloodshed

Example Sentences

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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

Shortly after Museveni took power in 1986, ending years of bloodshed and chaos under tyrannical rulers, the young president mused that leaders overstaying their welcome lay at the heart of Africa's problems.

From Barron's • Jan. 17, 2026

I’ve known many police officers in my long career covering crime who could have de-escalated that event without bloodshed.

From Salon • Jan. 9, 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