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: 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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As Williams clung to him the way a remora fish clings to the belly of a shark, the refs looked at the carnage — and immediately whistled Joker for a ticky-tack offensive foul.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 May 2025
Why would Tesla's stock still be valued so highly in the midst of declining sales and reputational carnage?
—Aron Solomon, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
The misfit members of the project eventually succeeded in defeating the Butterflies in a showdown at a ranch, and even survived the carnage despite some severe injuries.
—ArsTechnica, 11 May 2025
There will be carnage in an SEC schedule that saw plenty of it last year, and this year’s slate is essentially the same as 2024’s, just with the home sites flipped.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 May 2025
Why would Tesla's stock still be valued so highly in the midst of declining sales and reputational carnage?
—Aron Solomon, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
The misfit members of the project eventually succeeded in defeating the Butterflies in a showdown at a ranch, and even survived the carnage despite some severe injuries.
—ArsTechnica, 11 May 2025
There will be carnage in an SEC schedule that saw plenty of it last year, and this year’s slate is essentially the same as 2024’s, just with the home sites flipped.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 30 Apr. 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 20 May. 2025.
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