brutality

His Roman novels unsparingly present the strangeness and brutality of a distant time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

The Chief Justice of India called for an independent investigation after a petition was filed in the Supreme Court alleging police brutality.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

Against the country that had innovated the jogo bonito, Haaland’s performance was a masterpiece of straightforward brutality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

In the years since, Corado’s name has become a rallying cry for the local movement against police brutality.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

The greatest reward of this constant interrogation, of confrontation with the brutality of my country, is that it has freed me from ghosts and girded me against the sheer terror of disembodiment.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates

After his death in 1625, England experienced civil war, the execution of Charles I and the brutalities of Oliver Cromwell’s rule.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

A couple of the most striking shots of the original two "Godfather" movies, for instance, juxtaposes the brutalities of America in the foreground while the Statue of Liberty stands tall in the distant background.

From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2024

For many, Garland’s announcement and the brutalities uncovered in the investigation are likely to be met with myriad emotions.

From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2023

But efforts to come to terms with the brutalities from one of the bloodiest wars in modern history have triggered intense emotions in both the United States and South Korea.

From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2023

For Christmas, Mrs. Levy always compiled not a gift list but rather a list of the injustices and brutalities she had suffered since August.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole