carnage

Example Sentences

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But Russia, which has targeted civilians from the start of the war to terrorize the Ukrainian population into submission, sees the delayed carnage of cluster munitions as a feature, not a bug.

From Los Angeles Times

The carnage of 1943 has been a source of tension for decades, but it is now an episode of pressing import as Poland prepares to commemorate its 80th anniversary on July 11.

From New York Times

"This was a time of carnage. People were terrorised and brutalised so much that they bore its trauma for years."

From BBC

Before Russia invaded Ukraine, Bosnia’s carnage was considered the worst in Europe since WWII.

From Seattle Times

Amid the holiday carnage, President Biden called yet again for gun controls, impotent words now as predictable as the next hail of bullets.

From Los Angeles Times