violence

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Amid the violence, some 4,300 people have been exposed to Bundibugyo in three affected provinces, Congo’s Health Ministry said Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

"We will not allow an act of violence to have the last word, especially during a year when we are reflecting on the 250th anniversary of America and everything we stand for."

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Born in the U.S. to a Palestinian father and a Mexican mother, who left their countries escaping violence, Colette Ghunim is a child of displacement and migration.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

“I made it clear, through my edicts, my announcements to them that we wanted those cases involving violence, that they know how seriously we were taking them,” he told me.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

McKissick and the black student leaders knew that such violence could only hurt their cause, and at 10 P.M. they persuaded the protesters to go home.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson