bloodshed
noun
blood·shed
ˈbləd-ˌshed 
Examples of bloodshed in a Sentence
Years of violence and bloodshed have left much of the country in ruins.
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And the ominous cloud that kicks off all the bloodshed and kingmaking stems from a dragon’s fart, one of a few bawdy jokes scattered across the novel.
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Stephen Kearse, Washington Post, 17 July 2024
Locals were shocked by the violence and bloodshed that erupted steps away from a children’s playground.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 12 July 2024
Chicago was plagued by bloodshed during the long Fourth of July holiday weekend, when 109 people were shot and 19 were killed, authorities said.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 9 July 2024
Sunday's Episode 4 (now streaming on Max) moves the civil war to widescale bloodshed and the series' biggest dragon clash at the Battle at Rook's Rest, a stronghold for the Queen Rhaenyra-supporting Blacks.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 8 July 2024
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Stephen Kearse, Washington Post, 17 July 2024
Locals were shocked by the violence and bloodshed that erupted steps away from a children’s playground.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 12 July 2024
Chicago was plagued by bloodshed during the long Fourth of July holiday weekend, when 109 people were shot and 19 were killed, authorities said.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 9 July 2024
Sunday's Episode 4 (now streaming on Max) moves the civil war to widescale bloodshed and the series' biggest dragon clash at the Battle at Rook's Rest, a stronghold for the Queen Rhaenyra-supporting Blacks.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 8 July 2024
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“Bloodshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodshed. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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