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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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Witnesses described a chaotic and bloody scene of carnage.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 27 July 2025
The Alien franchise is beloved by sci-fi and horror fans for its bloodthirsty killer aliens known as xenomorphs, which have caused absolute carnage in six standalone films so far.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 21 July 2025
When the alien craft crash-landed, Wendy volunteered to retrieve the cargo, only to find carnage within.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2025
The carnage leads to a sigh of an epilogue that seems, without giving anything away, like a curious letdown, a cruel little snicker from Aster that doesn’t entirely satisfy.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 15 July 2025
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 27 July 2025
The Alien franchise is beloved by sci-fi and horror fans for its bloodthirsty killer aliens known as xenomorphs, which have caused absolute carnage in six standalone films so far.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 21 July 2025
When the alien craft crash-landed, Wendy volunteered to retrieve the cargo, only to find carnage within.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2025
The carnage leads to a sigh of an epilogue that seems, without giving anything away, like a curious letdown, a cruel little snicker from Aster that doesn’t entirely satisfy.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 15 July 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 6 Aug. 2025.
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