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: the flesh of slain animals or humans
a multitude of dogs came to feast on the carnage—
T. B. Macaulay
T. B. Macaulay2
: great and usually bloody slaughter or injury (as in battle)
the carnage of war
Examples of carnage in a Sentence
Reporters described the highway accident as a scene of carnage.
the appalling carnage in that war-torn country requires that the outside world intervene
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When Mohammed Shami spilled a caught and bowled attempt off his leading edge with the first legitimate ball of the match, Indian fears of a century of carnage multiplied.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile wanted to find out whether an emergency operation like the one mounted by the Obama administration that successfully put down a 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa would be possible after Musk’s carnage.
—Stephen Collinson, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
Just before that carnage ensued, Larson was battling eventual winner Christopher Bell for the lead.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2025
For reasons unknown — maybe the lil’ guy was cursed by a Roma traveler, or became possessed by malevolent spirits previously loitering in a fancy Colorado hotel, or simply hung out too long with an evil clown who lives in the sewer — the automaton’s musical chops causes mayhem and carnage.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2025
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Tim Ellis, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile wanted to find out whether an emergency operation like the one mounted by the Obama administration that successfully put down a 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa would be possible after Musk’s carnage.
—Stephen Collinson, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
Just before that carnage ensued, Larson was battling eventual winner Christopher Bell for the lead.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2025
For reasons unknown — maybe the lil’ guy was cursed by a Roma traveler, or became possessed by malevolent spirits previously loitering in a fancy Colorado hotel, or simply hung out too long with an evil clown who lives in the sewer — the automaton’s musical chops causes mayhem and carnage.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Carnage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carnage. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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