barbarity

Example Sentences

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Such statements have been easily rebutted by Ukrainian and international authorities, human rights groups and journalists who have meticulously documented Russian barbarity since the Kremlin ordered the unprovoked invasion in February.

From Seattle Times

The United States is once again in the presence of a modern form of barbarity.

From Salon

One day, a scene of great barbarity plays out before her tiny window, with the camera approximating Farha’s obstructed point of view.

From New York Times

The Empire is ... crucially, subjects that go about their daily lives ignoring or enthusiastically supporting barbarity in the name of law and order, out of fear or simply for personal gain.

From Salon

But it's a terrific performance and a scene where the killer finally emerges and reveals themselves – that turn from civility to absolute mad barbarity is really very shaking.

From Salon