Atrocities
[əˈtrɒsɪtɪs]
Definition
(pl. ) of Atrocity
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Examples
- Some of the European troops committed grave atrocities upon the Chinese civil population. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Arbois was entered by the enemy in January with the usual atrocities of war. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Mr. Pickwick proceeded to pour into the horror-stricken ear of Mr. Nupkins, an abridged account of all Mr. Jingle's atrocities. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The irruption of the Ephthalites is memorable not so much because of its permanent effects as because of the atrocities perpetrated by the invaders. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The German common people were bundled from an orderly obedience into this war in such a manner that atrocities were bound to ensue. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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