holocaust

Example Sentences

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In the 1950s, it was a nuclear holocaust and in the 1960s a population bomb and deforestation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

And it will only get worse, as Frank and other biologists have argued about a "biological holocaust," unless we take action to protect wildlife, including bats.

From Salon • Sep. 6, 2024

Signs were seen reading "Jews against genocide", and "The grandchild of a holocaust survivor says: Stop Gaza Holocaust."

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2024

It is the 37th film in the film series, which usually uses Godzilla as a sober symbol of nuclear holocaust and atomic trauma.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2024

Soon I picked up enough English to understand holocaust was in the air.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez