massacre

Example Sentences

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The massacre almost 30 years ago, which ushered in some of the strictest gun laws in the world, feels like a bygone age for many Australians.

From BBC

Speaking to media on Friday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said there are now more than 4 million firearms in Australia - more than at the time of the Port Arthur massacre.

From BBC

“The Los Angeles Jewish community is on edge after the Bondi Beach massacre,” Swalwell wrote on X. “He promises an antisemitic touchdown dance for his Thursday night game. He should apologize or be dropped.”

From Los Angeles Times

He wants his family and community, as they grapple with the beach massacre, to know that “when events like this happen, it doesn’t dim or extinguish our lights.”

From Los Angeles Times

There, a refugee camp formed in 2014 during the nation’s civil war when thousands of people fled behind a United Nations peacekeeping mission to escape a massacre in the nearby town of Bentiu.

From Salon