ultraviolence
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- ultraviolent adjective
Example Sentences
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Maybe he’s grown tired of the franchise’s same-old ultraviolence or perhaps he’s bored with the predictable predictability of it all, even if this installment is as reliably watchable if ethically challenged as the previous ones.
From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2023
He’s so regular, so searching, so lost, so desperate to find himself, so considerate of Sally and his classmates, so turned off by ultraviolence, so low-key, he almost convinces the audience he’s good too.
From Slate • Mar. 23, 2018
I paused the movie and took to the Internet, confident the source of all information would give me closure, letting me exhale and enjoy some unfettered cyborg ultraviolence.
From Slate • Feb. 26, 2014
Defensive lockdown is in vogue, yet there were some good old‑fashioned belters nevertheless: Zlatan Ibrahimovic's scissor flick against France, Marco Reus's larrup versus Greece, and Andy Carroll's paean to creative ultraviolence against Sweden.
From The Guardian • Jul. 1, 2012
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