carnage

Example Sentences

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Probably the weirdest reaction to potential carnage was during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 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

Townsend could have done without those blows, but he's used to the carnage of Six Nations rugby.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

Software stocks have taken a beating, and now investors get a pause to assess the carnage and see whether some parts of the sector have been unfairly punished.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 7, 2026

The Germans, appalled by the carnage, held their fire as the surviving British troops turned and retreated.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman