Definition of Atrocity

a horrific action

Examples of Atrocity in a sentence

The atrocity of the murders stunned the entire city.  🔊

To death penalty opponents, capital punishment is a huge atrocity.  🔊

The soldier’s act of atrocity earned him a dishonorable discharge from the military and a fifty-year prison sentence.  🔊

When the president learned of the dictator’s atrocity, he promised to help remove the cruel leader from power.  🔊

The racist men watched as their friend performed a sexual atrocity on the black woman.  🔊

Since the writer witnessed the bloody battle firsthand, he had no trouble describing the atrocity of the event.  🔊

The murder of the senior citizens showed the disturbed killer would not hesitate to commit an atrocity.  🔊

At this time, no organization has taken credit for the atrocity that sank the cruise ship.  🔊

The 911 operator’s drinking problem led to an atrocity that resulted in the deaths of three children.  🔊

After the bombing, the citizens of the country were unified in sorrow by the terroristic atrocity.  🔊

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