bloody

Example Sentences

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For Putin, the visit comes amid a bloody stalemate in the war.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Washington later reiterated its neutrality over the contested sovereignty of the Falkland Islands between Argentina and Britain, which fought a short but bloody war over the archipelago in 1982 that Britain won.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Those from north of Paris and south of Brussels did the digging, ploughing, assembling and many of them the fighting, on these fields which saw such bloody battles.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Like their immortal counterparts, these two thoroughly enjoy their work, and they especially delight in knowing their vampires go against the grain of the type of bloody romance 20- and 30-something viewers were raised with.

From Salon • May 26, 2024

Master Archer wipes his bloody hand with his handkerchief.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone