bloodshed
noun
blood·shed
ˈbləd-ˌshed 
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Years of violence and bloodshed have left much of the country in ruins.
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In addition to witnessing bloodshed as a soldier and a journalist, Godwin has also lost his eldest sister, Jain, who was killed along with her fiancé and their best man in an army ambush in 1978, just weeks before her wedding.
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Dina Gachman, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Billionaires have weighed in on the tariffs bloodshed, too.
—Harri Weber, Quartz, 7 Apr. 2025
There will likely be plenty of bloodshed as the Duttons fight to save their ranch from wealthy mining tycoon Donald Whitfield, who’s determined to turn their land into a winter resort for outsiders.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
The Trump administration has pledged to end the three years of bloodshed within six months.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 28 Mar. 2025
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Dina Gachman, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Billionaires have weighed in on the tariffs bloodshed, too.
—Harri Weber, Quartz, 7 Apr. 2025
There will likely be plenty of bloodshed as the Duttons fight to save their ranch from wealthy mining tycoon Donald Whitfield, who’s determined to turn their land into a winter resort for outsiders.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
The Trump administration has pledged to end the three years of bloodshed within six months.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bloodshed
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“Bloodshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodshed. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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