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sanguinary

[sang-gwuh-ner-ee] / ˈsæŋ gwəˌnɛr i /




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On Sunday, Barker shared graphic photos of his blood-stained pants and sanguinary phalanges, which took a beating after Blink-182’s set in Manchester, England.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 16, 2023

“Based on a True Story” could have been a sanguinary sendup of the media impulse to turn slashers into celebrities, a kind of “Sweeney Pod.”

From New York Times Jun. 12, 2023

His Anglican church was the product of sanguinary religious wars of the 16th and 17th centuries, and he witnessed anti-colonial uprisings throughout Africa.

From Washington Post Dec. 28, 2021

Photograph: Ronald Grant The Ballad of Cable Hogue, made between The Wild Bunch and the no less sanguinary Straw Dogs, is a surprisingly chaste, thoughtful and antic comedy out west.

From The Guardian Mar. 30, 2016

However, I got dressed, darkly wiping my sanguinary face at intervals, and I said, “Can I help you?” and he said “No thankee,” and I said “Good afternoon,” and he said “Same to you.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens




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