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
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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The first half showed that this would be a bloodbath in terms of intensity, and a game of back and forth scoring runs.
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Erik Anderson, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
As the leaders of both superpowers warn of nuclear war, the fallout from the bloodbath in Ukraine is likely to reverberate for years and demonstrate once again that what happens in Europe doesn’t stay in Europe.
—Clifford Krauss, airmail.news, 8 Mar. 2025
Jury selection was set to begin Monday for the trial of an Illinois man accused of opening fire at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago in 2022, turning the patriotic festivities into a chaotic bloodbath that left seven people dead and dozens more wounded.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
Before the climactic bloodbath, there’s a notable fight over nothing in a women’s restroom, spontaneous major harm at a BBQ and miscellaneous other eruptions.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 4 Mar. 2025
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Erik Anderson, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
As the leaders of both superpowers warn of nuclear war, the fallout from the bloodbath in Ukraine is likely to reverberate for years and demonstrate once again that what happens in Europe doesn’t stay in Europe.
—Clifford Krauss, airmail.news, 8 Mar. 2025
Jury selection was set to begin Monday for the trial of an Illinois man accused of opening fire at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago in 2022, turning the patriotic festivities into a chaotic bloodbath that left seven people dead and dozens more wounded.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
Before the climactic bloodbath, there’s a notable fight over nothing in a women’s restroom, spontaneous major harm at a BBQ and miscellaneous other eruptions.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bloodbath
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“Bloodbath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodbath. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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