1
: the flesh of slain animals or humans
a multitude of dogs came to feast on the carnage—
T. B. Macaulay
T. B. Macaulay2
: great and usually bloody slaughter or injury (as in battle)
the carnage of war
Examples of carnage in a Sentence
Reporters described the highway accident as a scene of carnage.
the appalling carnage in that war-torn country requires that the outside world intervene
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Yet for those that survived the carnage, this created opportunities.
—Tim Vernimmen, JSTOR Daily, 19 June 2025
But the main disagreement with them is not in their correct dismissal of deregulation as the cause of the carnage, but in their ongoing support of government intervention, including bailouts.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
So much has been made this week of Oakmont Country Club's carnage created for players at the 2025 U.S. Open.
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Tim Vernimmen, JSTOR Daily, 19 June 2025
But the main disagreement with them is not in their correct dismissal of deregulation as the cause of the carnage, but in their ongoing support of government intervention, including bailouts.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
So much has been made this week of Oakmont Country Club's carnage created for players at the 2025 U.S. Open.
—Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
Of course, expect plenty of satire, jokes, and colorful characters, but also lots of carnage in the name of science and saving the galaxy from strange rifts and capitalism.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 10 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for carnage
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“Carnage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carnage. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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