barbarity

Example Sentences

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But Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino said Sunday that "there is no justification whatsoever for the barbarity committed," calling it "an unforgivable act of irrationality."

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2024

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said President Vladimir Putin's "cowardice and barbarity" would not prevail.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2024

He isn't merely tormented by the barbarity of vampirism, which he refuses to indulge as far as that goes.

From Salon • Nov. 13, 2022

She would not say whom she blamed, but she had her own ideas, and though Hilda might protest it was her fault, she knew better; Hilda was incapable of such barbarity.

From Poor Relations by MacKenzie, Compton