barbarism

Example Sentences

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"It is simply irony of fate that we should be saving Russian artists, paintings by Russian artists from their own nation. This is simply barbarism," she told Reuters on Wednesday.

From Reuters

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Russian President Vladimir Putin has “underestimated the extraordinary fortitude of the Ukrainian people and the unity and resolve of the free world in standing up to his barbarism.”

From Seattle Times

While such barbarism might allow the Kremlin to claim a fleeting victory, it will only turn Ukraine and the world even more firmly against Putin’s criminal regime in the long run.

From Washington Post

“For me,” she said in the documentary, “this was Sarajevo defying the barbarism that was trying to destroy it.”

From Washington Post

“The damage inflicted on society by such acts will continue as long … as this barbarism and violence on and off the field are cultivated as a display of manhood.”

From Seattle Times