brutality
noun
bru·tal·i·ty
brü-ˈta-lə-tē 
plural brutalities
1
: the quality or state of being brutal
2
: a brutal act or course of action
Examples of brutality in a Sentence
the brutalities of a prison
the police were accused of brutality for using excessive force in making arrests
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Kenya’s biggest cities have been roiled for days by protesters demonstrating against stagnating growth, soaring inequality, and police brutality.
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semafor.com, 11 July 2025
The entire world needs to stand up and condemn the severe incident, which again reveals the brutality of Hamas.
—Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 6 July 2025
The beautiful brutality architecture of Louis Kahn that defines the building is not discussed in tandem with his unglamorous death at the Penn Station bathroom.
—Alexandra Bregman, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Missing the deadline helped sink the troubled department below the threshold required for the city to eventually close the door on federal oversight, an arrangement that has endured for over two decades since a 2003 settlement in the infamous Riders police brutality case.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 4 July 2025
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semafor.com, 11 July 2025
The entire world needs to stand up and condemn the severe incident, which again reveals the brutality of Hamas.
—Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 6 July 2025
The beautiful brutality architecture of Louis Kahn that defines the building is not discussed in tandem with his unglamorous death at the Penn Station bathroom.
—Alexandra Bregman, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Missing the deadline helped sink the troubled department below the threshold required for the city to eventually close the door on federal oversight, an arrangement that has endured for over two decades since a 2003 settlement in the infamous Riders police brutality case.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 4 July 2025
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“Brutality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brutality. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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brutality
noun
bru·tal·i·ty
brü-ˈtal-ət-ē
plural brutalities
1
: the quality or state of being brutal
2
: a brutal act or course of action
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