as in massacre
the killing of a large number of people
the appalling carnage in that war-torn country requires that the outside world intervene
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Recent Examples of carnage
Such carnage was understandably unpleasant for some viewers — even ones who sympathize with the series’ eat-the-rich attitude — and Season 2 continues to choose violence.
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Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
The rest have only been around to witness the carnage.
—Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Among the carnage wrought by the devastating Palisades fire were two pieces of California history dating to a bygone era.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
In Massacre in the Clouds, the historian Kim Wagner provides a vivid account of the events that led up to the carnage at Bud Dajo, as well as of the massacre itself and its aftermath.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
The rest have only been around to witness the carnage.
—Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Among the carnage wrought by the devastating Palisades fire were two pieces of California history dating to a bygone era.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
In Massacre in the Clouds, the historian Kim Wagner provides a vivid account of the events that led up to the carnage at Bud Dajo, as well as of the massacre itself and its aftermath.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for carnage
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“Carnage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carnage. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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