atrocities

Example Sentences

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We need to be reminded of such atrocities.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

He even hailed Britain's role in colonizing North America -- a controversial subject given the atrocities against native people by waves of European conquerors who crossed the Atlantic.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

This was the real-life version of a mindless doomscroll, when all of the world’s atrocities barely register.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

She has often repeated her mentor’s assertion of colonial-era atrocities in Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Obinze wondered what atrocities those hands had seen.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie