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
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
The Arizona was the centerpiece of the carnage that morning.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
There should be no question that this governance carnage at Boeing is tragic for all involved.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2024
The meeting also comes days after two men criticized for their failures to challenge the Uvalde school shooter and rescue children and teachers trapped in the carnage won support from voters to continue as law enforcement leaders in the Texas community.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN, 7 Mar. 2024
Accounts of heroism have emerged from the attack While social media accounts quickly captured the full horror of the carnage, accounts of heroism have also emerged.
—Charles Maynes, NPR, 25 Mar. 2024
Similar to the case brought by South Africa, the plaintiffs in the San Francisco court situated the current carnage in Gaza within a seventy-five-year history.
—Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2024
As the officials viewed early images of the carnage, Mr. Goldknopf recalled, a fellow cabinet minister broke down in tears.
—Natan Odenheimer, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2024
As CEOs remotely perform cuts, employees are posting about the carnage and pushing past taboo to expose the emotional cost of these moves.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 29 Feb. 2024
By dewdrops flare beauty in the morning Until an army of squash bugs land
And eat, then drag their bellies
From the carnage—
Field mice chew their way
Into the house.
—Joy Harjo, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
There should be no question that this governance carnage at Boeing is tragic for all involved.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2024
The meeting also comes days after two men criticized for their failures to challenge the Uvalde school shooter and rescue children and teachers trapped in the carnage won support from voters to continue as law enforcement leaders in the Texas community.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN, 7 Mar. 2024
Accounts of heroism have emerged from the attack While social media accounts quickly captured the full horror of the carnage, accounts of heroism have also emerged.
—Charles Maynes, NPR, 25 Mar. 2024
Similar to the case brought by South Africa, the plaintiffs in the San Francisco court situated the current carnage in Gaza within a seventy-five-year history.
—Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2024
As the officials viewed early images of the carnage, Mr. Goldknopf recalled, a fellow cabinet minister broke down in tears.
—Natan Odenheimer, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2024
As CEOs remotely perform cuts, employees are posting about the carnage and pushing past taboo to expose the emotional cost of these moves.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 29 Feb. 2024
By dewdrops flare beauty in the morning Until an army of squash bugs land
And eat, then drag their bellies
From the carnage—
Field mice chew their way
Into the house.
—Joy Harjo, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
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“Carnage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carnage. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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