Example Sentences

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Most of these infections occur among farmworkers who come into contact with dairy cows and poultry, which the virus is infecting and massacring in massive numbers.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2024

“Paul Rusesabagina managed to do the impossible to save our lives at the moment when others were massacring their own children, their own wives.”

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2021

From Carrie massacring a whole prom with telekinesis to Sabrina Spellman’s Big Witch Energy, we must both respect teen emotions and fear them at the same time.

From The Guardian • Feb. 22, 2020

She made it sound as if they were massacring endangered baby eagles.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2019

"Still, after all your training, it is sad to see him massacring his faithful mentor," said the Honourable John Ruffin.

From Happy Pollyooly The Rich Little Poor Girl by Jepson, Edgar