How to Use carnage in a Sentence

carnage

noun
  • Reporters described the highway accident as a scene of carnage.
  • Then there may be a new round of carnage that comes from that.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2022
  • And we have been bathed in this level of carnage all our lives.
    — Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 25 Oct. 2022
  • There was one big chip-stock winner amid all the carnage.
    — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 6 June 2026
  • The event was a response to the chaos and carnage that ripped through the city.
    — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 14 June 2026
  • But there are changes that can be made to the streets of cities and towns that can stem the carnage.
    — Jake Blumgart, oregonlive, 7 Feb. 2022
  • Daly, well back of the pack while still a lap down, managed to avoid the carnage.
    — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Erika Kirk, like most of us, is tired of the carnage.
    — Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
  • But none of that could have prepared fans for the carnage to come in episode 5.
    — EW.com, 26 June 2024
  • Adela has a look outside and sees some of the carnage taking place.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 30 June 2021
  • But there are glimmers of hope beyond the carnage, too.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 30 Mar. 2026
  • There’s a lot of emotion, a lot of hatred, and the carnage has to end.
    — ABC News, 18 May 2025
  • The carnage comes for those willing to absorb it.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • And hundreds gather along the route to cheer them on (or watch the carnage).
    — oregonlive, 16 Aug. 2023
  • And, saddest of all, came the profiles of the lives snuffed out in the carnage.
    — Varad Mehta, Washington Examiner, 15 Apr. 2021
  • And yet, there’s been carnage across the software complex this year.
    — Paulina Likos,zev Fima, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Despite the carnage, traders aren't backing away from this space.
    — Tyler Bailey, CNBC, 9 June 2026
  • The carnage is across-the-board, although a few sectors haven’t lost as much.
    — cleveland, 20 Mar. 2020
  • The camera knows when to linger and when to cut away when showing the carnage and loss of life.
    — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
  • With the charges comes hope for change amid all the carnage and the heartache, Crifasi said.
    — Theresa Waldrop, CNN, 3 Dec. 2021
  • Gabbard is correct to be appalled by the carnage that was caused by the bomb.
    — Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 12 June 2025
  • Amid some of the worst carnage of the war, bodies were buried in common graves or left in the streets.
    — Fortune, 21 Apr. 2022
  • Infected staffers are believed to be the cause of much of the carnage.
    — Bloomberg Wire, Dallas News, 26 July 2021
  • Those who were hit or who witnessed the carnage are working to digest the shock.
    — oregonlive, 7 Feb. 2021
  • The Rockies had their chances to avoid the fifth-inning carnage.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 10 Aug. 2025
  • After the past two years of carnage, all of this may be so much water under the bridge.
    — Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2024
  • The chaos and carnage suffered on both sides is relentless.
    — Charlie Sheen, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Those hate crimes, of course, are separate from protests about the carnage in Gaza.
    — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
  • Yet some pockets escaped the carnage.
    — Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The sudden carnage has been profound, leaving pain and scars.
    — Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026

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