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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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Gregory, a horrified business owner who was arriving at work in Sunset Park when the battered BMW sped past him, said he was stunned by the carnage the BMW left behind.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 12 July 2025
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—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 15 June 2025
Oakmont Country Club brought the carnage as there were just five players at even par or better through 36 holes.
—Savannah Leigh Richardson, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
Gabbard is correct to be appalled by the carnage that was caused by the bomb.
—Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 12 June 2025
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 12 July 2025
Voicework: Doogie Is Deadpool Deadpool VR nails the carnage, but the cherry on top is Deadpool himself.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 15 June 2025
Oakmont Country Club brought the carnage as there were just five players at even par or better through 36 holes.
—Savannah Leigh Richardson, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
Gabbard is correct to be appalled by the carnage that was caused by the bomb.
—Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 12 June 2025
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“Carnage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carnage. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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