as in massacre
the killing of a large number of people
one side was so much better armed that the battle quickly turned into a bloodbath
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But then there’s too many tentpoles, and a bloodbath for Imax and PLF screens.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
The sixth episode of 1923 season 2, which aired on Sunday, March 30, saw the culmination of five characters' stories as a bloodbath took place in Oklahoma and a shootout broke hearts in Montana.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
There are twice as many tributes (48: two boys and two girls from each district) for this year’s bloodbath, an annual event wherein children and teenagers are forced to fight to the death as a reminder of the districts’ failed rebellion against the Capitol.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The first half showed that this would be a bloodbath in terms of intensity, and a game of back and forth scoring runs.
—Erik Anderson, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
The sixth episode of 1923 season 2, which aired on Sunday, March 30, saw the culmination of five characters' stories as a bloodbath took place in Oklahoma and a shootout broke hearts in Montana.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
There are twice as many tributes (48: two boys and two girls from each district) for this year’s bloodbath, an annual event wherein children and teenagers are forced to fight to the death as a reminder of the districts’ failed rebellion against the Capitol.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The first half showed that this would be a bloodbath in terms of intensity, and a game of back and forth scoring runs.
—Erik Anderson, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bloodbath
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