atrocities

Example Sentences

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We need to be reminded of such atrocities.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

But it’s just not exactly the same thing when your own government is committing atrocities and you by extension feel directly responsible.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

"I travelled on a bipartisan delegation to Nigeria and saw with my own eyes the horrific atrocities Christians face, and the instability the Nigerian government must combat," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

A hundreds-strong crowd in Myanmar rallied on Tuesday against the country's prosecution for genocide, a rare public protest permitted by military authorities accused of the atrocities against the Rohingya minority.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

Sir, did the Irish commit atrocities at the Battle of Kinsale?

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt