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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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There were so many pancaked cars in that show that the carnage is almost desensitizing.
—Joe Salas
june 07, New Atlas, 7 June 2025
Politics Rocks the Palais Cannes’ opening night overflows with lyrical odes to the power of cinema, but this year’s kickoff was overshadowed by the chaos and carnage rocking the world.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 20 May 2025
There’s a lot of emotion, a lot of hatred, and the carnage has to end.
—ABC News, 18 May 2025
Is all this pain and carnage worth giving more tax breaks to billionaires?
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2025
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Joe Salas
june 07, New Atlas, 7 June 2025
Politics Rocks the Palais Cannes’ opening night overflows with lyrical odes to the power of cinema, but this year’s kickoff was overshadowed by the chaos and carnage rocking the world.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 20 May 2025
There’s a lot of emotion, a lot of hatred, and the carnage has to end.
—ABC News, 18 May 2025
Is all this pain and carnage worth giving more tax breaks to billionaires?
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for carnage
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“Carnage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carnage. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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