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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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The carnage unfolded just hours before the club was set to host a drag show to mark Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day when the LGBTQ community honors the lives of trans people killed as a result of discriminatory hate and violence.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 18 June 2024
When the carnage ended, 49 people were killed and 53 people were wounded before the gunman's death.
—Brandon Wolf, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
But the Russian government blamed Ukraine for the carnage, and, by extension, the West.
—Tatiana Stanovaya, Foreign Affairs, 9 May 2024
The ongoing civilian carnage in Gaza has deeply divided the American public, and protests over US government and business support for Israel have erupted on college campuses and across corporate America in recent weeks.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 18 June 2024
When the carnage ended, 49 people were killed and 53 people were wounded before the gunman's death.
—Brandon Wolf, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
But the Russian government blamed Ukraine for the carnage, and, by extension, the West.
—Tatiana Stanovaya, Foreign Affairs, 9 May 2024
The ongoing civilian carnage in Gaza has deeply divided the American public, and protests over US government and business support for Israel have erupted on college campuses and across corporate America in recent weeks.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024
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“Carnage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carnage. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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