bloodshed
noun
blood·shed
ˈbləd-ˌshed 
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Years of violence and bloodshed have left much of the country in ruins.
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Anger over the bloodshed now adds to the bitterness over the economy, which has been hollowed out by decades of sanctions, corruption and mismanagement.
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ABC News, 14 Feb. 2026
Cultures and creeds were never the true engines of bloodshed—and aren’t in our day, either.
—Josef Joffe, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
While pinning blame on Cambodia for the bloodshed, Anutin spoke about the imperative to harmonize regional maps to permanently rectify the dispute.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 Feb. 2026
Trump has long promised to end the bloodshed in Eastern Europe, vowing to end the war quickly while on the 2024 campaign trail.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 7 Feb. 2026
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ABC News, 14 Feb. 2026
Cultures and creeds were never the true engines of bloodshed—and aren’t in our day, either.
—Josef Joffe, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
While pinning blame on Cambodia for the bloodshed, Anutin spoke about the imperative to harmonize regional maps to permanently rectify the dispute.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 Feb. 2026
Trump has long promised to end the bloodshed in Eastern Europe, vowing to end the war quickly while on the 2024 campaign trail.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 7 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bloodshed
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“Bloodshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodshed. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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