bloodshed

Example Sentences

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It might have stopped bloodshed on a different continent.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

More than a month on, the full extent of the bloodshed is difficult to determine, even as the prospect of U.S. strikes grows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

In Tehran, where symbolically the costs are greatest, security forces appear to be exercising restraint to avoid images of mass bloodshed.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

I’ve known many police officers in my long career covering crime who could have de-escalated that event without bloodshed.

From Salon • Jan. 9, 2026

He contended that if the leaders of the established civil rights organizations persisted, the social struggle would end in bloodshed because he was certain the white man would never concede full integration.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey