bloodbath
noun
blood·bath
ˈbləd-ˌbath 
-ˌbäth
1
: a great slaughter
2
a
: a notably fierce, violent, or destructive contest or struggle
the campaign has become a bloodbath
b
: a major economic disaster
a market bloodbath
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Examples of bloodbath in a Sentence
Thousands of people were murdered in the bloodbath.
one side was so much better armed that the battle quickly turned into a bloodbath
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Filmmaker Parker Finn’s essentially standalone entry takes off at warp speed with an athletic tracking shot of a bloodbath.
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Among Xavier, Marquette, Creighton and UConn, the top of the Big East is gonna be a bloodbath.
—Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
At the time, Santa’s Slay got a fair amount of attention for its opening scene, in which an ensemble composed entirely of Jewish actors sits down for a Christmas dinner that turns into a bloodbath once Santa (Goldberg) punches his way down the chimney.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
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The post-pandemic period has been a bloodbath for political incumbents around the world.
—The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Among Xavier, Marquette, Creighton and UConn, the top of the Big East is gonna be a bloodbath.
—Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
At the time, Santa’s Slay got a fair amount of attention for its opening scene, in which an ensemble composed entirely of Jewish actors sits down for a Christmas dinner that turns into a bloodbath once Santa (Goldberg) punches his way down the chimney.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
Benjamin Wallace-Wells 9 hours ago Divining Who Will Win the Presidency
The post-pandemic period has been a bloodbath for political incumbents around the world.
—The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Bloodbath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodbath. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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