barbarity

Example Sentences

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"It is within our power to stop the war, to stop the barbarity, and to win rights," she said.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

The sheer barbarity of these scenes may explain why they haven’t garnered more attention.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2024

"What is missing to criminalize these people? And punish the clubs sportively? Why don't the sponsors charge La Liga? Don't the televisions bother to broadcast this barbarity every weekend?" he said.

From BBC • May 22, 2023

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 • Nov. 28, 2022

They all exclaimed against his barbarity, and he went to get her a shawl.

From The Open Question a tale of two temperaments by Robins, Elizabeth