carnage

Example Sentences

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The men in the command center cheered as they watched the carnage unfold.

From Los Angeles Times

The ongoing national wave of shootings has made me increasingly leery of attending large events or visiting schools or other venues where mass carnage is all-too-easy to imagine.

From Washington Post

The carnage was the work of just two orcas, nicknamed Port and Starboard, who are known to hunt sharks in the region.

From Scientific American

Residents uploaded video showing scenes of appalling carnage, with dismembered bodies lying on the ground and several buildings on fire.

From BBC

The carnage in Louisville sparked yet another wave of demands for stricter gun laws.

From Salon