barbarism

Example Sentences

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When World War I arrived, Galsworthy—like many humane Europeans of his generation who had believed that mass barbarism was becoming a thing of the past—was shattered.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The Human Rights Commission of the Rio state legislature will demand "explanations" of how the favela was turned into a "theater of war and barbarism," commission head Dani Monteiro told AFP on Tuesday.

From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025

It was taken in 1863 and reproduced across the North during the Civil War as an example of the barbarism of slavery.

From Slate • Sep. 24, 2025

The intensity of the Xenomorph’s barbarism really begins in Episode 2, which places the skulking creature in more action-heavy sequences.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2025

An enraged President Reagan called the downing of Korean Airlines flight 007 "an act of barbarism."

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau