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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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The 2018 carnage could have been worse for the GOP if not for Abbott.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
That’s not surprising considering the carnage in enterprise software stocks on AI disruption fears.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
The 2018 carnage could have been worse for the GOP if not for Abbott.
—Gromer Jeffers Jr, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026
But there are glimmers of hope beyond the carnage, too.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 30 Mar. 2026
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 4 Apr. 2026.
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