bloodshed
noun
blood·shed
ˈbləd-ˌshed 
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Years of violence and bloodshed have left much of the country in ruins.
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Now a mother determined to protect her family, Sidney must confront the horrors of her past once more in a desperate attempt to end the bloodshed for good, with franchise veteran Courteney Cox returning alongside her.
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Robert Lang, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2025
Hank tries to surrender to the mob to stave off bloodshed, but the service members draw their own weapons and order the intruders to leave.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
During the Cuban missile crisis, the United States and the Soviet Union came dangerously close to nuclear catastrophe; across Africa and Asia, post-colonial states plunged into bloodshed.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
Only Syrians felt the psychological toll of 14 years of bloodshed and exile.
—Hassan Hassan, Time, 8 Dec. 2025
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Robert Lang, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2025
Hank tries to surrender to the mob to stave off bloodshed, but the service members draw their own weapons and order the intruders to leave.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
During the Cuban missile crisis, the United States and the Soviet Union came dangerously close to nuclear catastrophe; across Africa and Asia, post-colonial states plunged into bloodshed.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
Only Syrians felt the psychological toll of 14 years of bloodshed and exile.
—Hassan Hassan, Time, 8 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bloodshed
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“Bloodshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodshed. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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