bloody murder

adverb

Synonyms of bloody murder next

: in a loud and violent manner

ran off, screaming bloody murder

also : in vehement protest

screaming bloody murder over the pay cut

Examples of bloody murder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web After a bloody murder sends a high school party into a panic, Winnie ends up saving her brother Jimmy (Aiden Howard) by killing Waters. —

J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 10 Nov. 2023 This one comes with sledgehammer and a penchant for bloody murder. —

Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2023 What one neighbor described as a typical Friday morning in a small Houston suburb turned into a bloody murder scene over an alleged affair. —

Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 14 Aug. 2023 The series once again treads over the same salacious details of the now over 40-year-old story: suburban monotony, injected with a sinful tryst between two church-going parents, and punctuated by a bloody murder. —

Joshua St. Clair, Men's Health, 27 Apr. 2023 See all Example Sentences for bloody murder

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Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bloody murder was in 1833

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“Bloody murder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloody%20murder. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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