bloody

Example Sentences

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He said it was "grossly insulting to the Bloody Sunday families and to the people of Derry".

From BBC • May 1, 2026

In Selma: For the movie “Selma,” filmmakers returned to the Edmund Pettus Bridge to re-create the scene where state troopers clashed with nearly 600 voting-rights marchers in 1965, an event known as Bloody Sunday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

The epilogue is particularly powerful, opening with Crenshaw visiting Selma, Ala., in 2025 for the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

“The Bloody Mary, to me, should really be a meal in a glass,” Caporale says.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026

"Even if they could bring an army through the mountains and past the Bloody Gate, the Eyrie is impregnable. You saw for yourself. No enemy could ever reach us up here."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin