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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