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
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
Whatever barbarity the ancients may have shown in preparing their dainty dishes, none could have surpassed in refinement of cruelty.
From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)
Vocabulary lists containing barbarity
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
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"Anne Frank: The Book, The Life, The Afterlife," Vocabulary from the literary criticism
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"The Iliad" by Homer, Book 22
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