butchered
Example Sentences
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Busy markets sold butchered meats and fast-wilting vegetables, horse carts clattered, children shouted, and men and women gossiped in coffeehouses and read from printed newspapers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
She says she has been left with a massive scar which has left her feeling "butchered".
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2025
I thought of all my friends who had their name butchered as children and even adults — “Joe-zay,” “Josie” or pronounced correctly but in an exaggerated tone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2025
The camera holds on a tight shot of a tomato being butchered by a dull kitchen knife, juice and seeds spilling out as the fruit splits down its sides.
From Salon ● Mar. 2, 2025
Most livestock was shipped live to be butchered in branch houses located near the households where the meat would be cooked and eaten.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
