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
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Somehow, yes, Charlie and Mia survive the myriad bloodbaths that keep springing up around them.
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Let the inevitable eye-popping, stomach-churning bloodbath commence.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2025
Even though Houston proved capable of extending this series, Game 6 will be a bloodbath.
—Kelly Iko, New York Times, 1 May 2025
But that bar is low: The first half of his initial term was a bloodbath, with record-high homicide rates (58.3 per 100,000 in 2021, and 58.4 in 2022).
—Stephen J. K. Walters, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2025
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Let the inevitable eye-popping, stomach-churning bloodbath commence.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2025
Even though Houston proved capable of extending this series, Game 6 will be a bloodbath.
—Kelly Iko, New York Times, 1 May 2025
But that bar is low: The first half of his initial term was a bloodbath, with record-high homicide rates (58.3 per 100,000 in 2021, and 58.4 in 2022).
—Stephen J. K. Walters, Baltimore Sun, 30 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 25 May. 2025.
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