bloody

Example Sentences

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Show me a country that doesn’t have a bloody past.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

With cemeteries inaccessible during Sudan’s bloody civil war, residents of Khartoum resorted to burying their dead in just about any spare plot of land.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

Zelensky said they included troops who fought in the bloody battle for Mariupol's steelworks Azovtsal and those who defended Chernobyl, which briefly fell to Moscow at the start of its invasion.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

She sent a video of the bloody cut to her primary-care doctor, and he told her how to dress it and avoid infection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

It’s from the local stockyards, and is repulsive—smelly, bloody, and charred.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen