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: the flesh of slain animals or humans
a multitude of dogs came to feast on the carnage—
T. B. Macaulay
T. B. Macaulay2
: great and usually bloody slaughter or injury (as in battle)
the carnage of war
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Examples of carnage in a Sentence
Reporters described the highway accident as a scene of carnage.
the appalling carnage in that war-torn country requires that the outside world intervene
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After the past two years of carnage, all of this may be so much water under the bridge.
—Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2024
Chronicling the carnage is celebrated war photographer Lee (Kirsten Dunst), who built her career snapping photos of the war front overseas.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2024
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Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2024
Chronicling the carnage is celebrated war photographer Lee (Kirsten Dunst), who built her career snapping photos of the war front overseas.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for carnage
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“Carnage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carnage. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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