Examples of bloodshed in a Sentence
Years of violence and bloodshed have left much of the country in ruins.
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And thanks to careful planning by Alicent (Olivia Cooke), the palace welcomes Rhaenyra with only some bloodshed.
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Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 June 2026
The country finds itself in cycle after cycle of bloody civil war, intensified by a brutal intramilitary power struggle and exploitative foreign powers like the United Arab Emirates seeking an opportunity to profit from the bloodshed.
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Janine Di Giovanni,
Vanity Fair,
25 June 2026
After Brown and some of his allies raided the homes of slavery supporters and killed five of them in 1856, more bloodshed followed.
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Vivian Yee,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
Aemond, horny always for bloodshed, pushes his luck with Alicent, who has to play the role of supportive mommy while secretly yearning for Rhaenyra to accept her offer and free her from her mad sons.
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
18 June 2026
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Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 June 2026
The country finds itself in cycle after cycle of bloody civil war, intensified by a brutal intramilitary power struggle and exploitative foreign powers like the United Arab Emirates seeking an opportunity to profit from the bloodshed.
—
Janine Di Giovanni,
Vanity Fair,
25 June 2026
After Brown and some of his allies raided the homes of slavery supporters and killed five of them in 1856, more bloodshed followed.
—
Vivian Yee,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
Aemond, horny always for bloodshed, pushes his luck with Alicent, who has to play the role of supportive mommy while secretly yearning for Rhaenyra to accept her offer and free her from her mad sons.
—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
18 June 2026
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“Bloodshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodshed. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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