brutal
Example Sentences
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Yet he returned for the first time in October, almost a year to the day after longtime leader Bashar al-Assad was toppled in a lightning rebel offensive -- ending almost 14 years of brutal civil war.
From Barron's
Rugby is beautiful but also brutal, and with that comes the risk of head injury.
From BBC
I was two days into the Gobi March, a brutal 155-mile ultramarathon through the steppes, sand dunes and rock valleys of Central Mongolia.
Many of the group’s leadership came of age as soldiers fighting in the brutal war against Iraq in the 1980s, an era that cemented its central role in supporting the regime.
Yet, before she passes her high school threshold and dives into the brutal deep end of upper secondary education, it’s all cool.
From Salon
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