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
Recent Examples on the Web
Global equities had a bloodbath in the days that followed.
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Lee Ying Shan,anniek Bao, CNBC, 29 May 2025
And so, Hutch and his kids decide to go on a vacation, one that quickly turns into a bloodbath as Hutch has to not only protect his family but also his identity from hit men.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 13 May 2025
But the true horror in the film is the economics of Jim Crow, which drives every event in the plot, including the vampire bloodbath that ultimately cuts the musical revelry—and the twins’ dreams—short.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 2 May 2025
Thursday’s shooting comes seven years after the bloodbath in Parkland, Florida, when a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School killed 17 people and wounded 17 others, ripping the community apart.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
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Lee Ying Shan,anniek Bao, CNBC, 29 May 2025
And so, Hutch and his kids decide to go on a vacation, one that quickly turns into a bloodbath as Hutch has to not only protect his family but also his identity from hit men.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 13 May 2025
But the true horror in the film is the economics of Jim Crow, which drives every event in the plot, including the vampire bloodbath that ultimately cuts the musical revelry—and the twins’ dreams—short.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 2 May 2025
Thursday’s shooting comes seven years after the bloodbath in Parkland, Florida, when a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School killed 17 people and wounded 17 others, ripping the community apart.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 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 6 Jun. 2025.
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