bloodshed
noun
blood·shed
ˈbləd-ˌshed 
Examples of bloodshed in a Sentence
Years of violence and bloodshed have left much of the country in ruins.
Recent Examples on the Web
Efforts to stop the bloodshed during 2023 included newer partnership programs organized through City Hall, the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office and the Kansas City Police Department in concert with area nonprofit groups.
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Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2024
The bloodshed helped crack the case Oct. 6, 2023
The detective took Partida in for questioning.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
For every loud, hateful, and violent voice in this toxic and divisive discourse, a dozen unheard ones are calling to stop the bloodshed and dehumanization.
—Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024
The show opens with a harrowing scene depicting Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution, which consumed China in bloodshed and chaos for a decade from 1966.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
His violent past emerges when a criminal gang threatens him, and the brawls and bloodshed escalate.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 8 Mar. 2024
The strike on Haniyeh's family is the latest bloodshed in a war with no end in sight.
—Tia Goldenberg, arkansasonline.com, 11 Apr. 2024
With a Palestinian father and the mental image of innocent bloodshed, Salman felt moved to take to the streets with his Palestinian flag in tow—for more than 100 days straight.
—Dylan Wickman, The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2024
Biden requested that Netanyahu send a team of security officials to Washington this week to listen to U.S. proposals for limiting the bloodshed.
—John Hudson, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2024
The bloodshed helped crack the case Oct. 6, 2023
The detective took Partida in for questioning.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
For every loud, hateful, and violent voice in this toxic and divisive discourse, a dozen unheard ones are calling to stop the bloodshed and dehumanization.
—Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024
The show opens with a harrowing scene depicting Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution, which consumed China in bloodshed and chaos for a decade from 1966.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
His violent past emerges when a criminal gang threatens him, and the brawls and bloodshed escalate.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 8 Mar. 2024
The strike on Haniyeh's family is the latest bloodshed in a war with no end in sight.
—Tia Goldenberg, arkansasonline.com, 11 Apr. 2024
With a Palestinian father and the mental image of innocent bloodshed, Salman felt moved to take to the streets with his Palestinian flag in tow—for more than 100 days straight.
—Dylan Wickman, The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2024
Biden requested that Netanyahu send a team of security officials to Washington this week to listen to U.S. proposals for limiting the bloodshed.
—John Hudson, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Bloodshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodshed. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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