carnage
Example Sentences
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It was a bit of a carnage, but you wouldn't have it any other way.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
Were you watching the carnage at Indianapolis’ Gainsbridge Fieldhouse Sunday?
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026
Some of the biggest private lenders are getting caught in the carnage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
I wondered how long the reporters will hold fast in Tucson before being plucked off the frontlines to serve the fresher carnage in Buckingham Palace.
From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026
Instead, he whispered, “I wish you hadn’t done that,” and walked past me up the stairs, leaving me to contemplate the carnage of my brief command.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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