Definition of Slaughter

the killing of a large number of animals or people

Examples of Slaughter in a sentence

Mass slaughter of the Jewish people is one of history’s most senseless tragedies.  🔊

The slaughter was over, but it took years for the whale population to recover.  🔊

When the slaughter of a large population of birds occurred, the insects they would have preyed on took over local crops.  🔊

A slaughter house was shut down after local officials ruled they were killing certain animals illegally.  🔊

After the slaughter at Wounded Knee, soldiers buried at least 200 deceased Lakota in a mass grave.  🔊

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