Massacre means The killing of a considerable number (usually limited to people) where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, wi... This page lists 20 example sentences from real texts, plus synonyms like murder or slaying.
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Massacre meaning
- The killing of a considerable number (usually limited to people) where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and/or contrary to civilized norms.
- Murder.
- Any overwhelming defeat, as in a game or sport.
Example sentences (20)
Drone image of the canal being built to use water from the Massacre River to irrigate land on the Maribaroux Plain.
According to reports, North Carolina-based mercenary firm Blackwater was employed to commit the Fallujah massacre.
A chamber of commerce attorney previously said the massacre was horrible but the nuisance it caused was not ongoing.
It bears the incredible caption that claims that Falkenhayn prevented a Turkish massacre of the Jews of Palestine.
However given the cruelty of their recent sadistic massacre of Israeli citizens I do not want them anywhere near power.
Prior to the 13 November massacre, investigators believe that Mr Kohberger stalked the victims’ home at least 12 times.
Less than 48 hours on from the massacre, was rocked by two more mass shootings – in Half Moon Bay and Oakland on Monday.
On the second floor there is an exhibit space featuring images of people connected to the Sand Creek Massacre.
Set in a more relatable time period, 2003's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre brought the horror icon into the next generation.
Her name was Efa and in the alternate Sparrow timeline, she is a victim of the psychic massacre committed by Harlan Cooper.
Decrying the violence, he added: “We are seeing the worst massacre of Jewish people since the Holocaust.
It is the story of the Sand Creek Massacre in 1864, in which American troops killed more than 230 Cheyenne and Arapaho people.
Israeli model forced to hide in a skip and play dead during Hamas massacre breaks down in tears as she.
Gun Interactive has released a new video for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, showing more of a behind-the-scenes look at the game.
One massacre bleeds into the next like a rerun of some sick Nikelodean rendition of the Grand Guignol.
Earlier Hayashi visited Bucha, the emblematic site of an alleged massacre by Russian troops, the Kyiv region administration said.
Police confront strikers outside Republic Steel during what became known as the Memorial Day Massacre in Chicago on May 30, 1937.
In Saturday’s brutal attack by Hamas, more than 1300 Israelis were killed altogether, the worst massacre in the country’s history.
It was also unclear, she added, if police would have been able to prevent the massacre the next day.
Azerbaijani children are taught in schools about a massacre carried out by the Armenians in 1993.
Common combinations with massacre
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the massacre 46×
- massacre in 26×
- massacre of 18×
- saw massacre 10×
- massacre and 8×
- massacre at 8×
- massacre was 7×
- oct massacre 7×
- chainsaw massacre 7×
- massacre that 6×
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