Example Sentences

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Atrocities stir up emotions that make calls for calm consideration seem naive and insulting.

From Salon • Oct. 22, 2023

Atrocities create numerous constituencies, and business owners find themselves considering the wishes of survivors, displaced workers, grieving families, customers and local officials.

From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2022

Atrocities don’t deserve the dignity of legend or the mystique of myth.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2022

Atrocities begin in everyday life, so we need tools and concepts to peel away the familiar and the exculpatory.

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2021

Atrocities are as a rule isolated instances, due to isolated causes.

From Out To Win The Story of America in France by Dawson, Coningsby