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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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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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That would be on top of the carnage already left behind by Hurricane Helene, posing a potential record-breaking path of wreckage.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024
Turning off unneeded lights is a good way to reduce this carnage.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
In the dark days after the Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel and the ensuing military assault on Gaza, some dared hope the carnage could, in some way, become a catalyst for peace.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 6 Oct. 2024
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024
Turning off unneeded lights is a good way to reduce this carnage.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
In the dark days after the Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel and the ensuing military assault on Gaza, some dared hope the carnage could, in some way, become a catalyst for peace.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 6 Oct. 2024
The witchy tale of a young rookie (Dakota Johnson) learning a coven secretly runs her famous dance company is one of feminine strength and schlocky carnage.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 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 1 Dec. 2024.
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