appalling atrocity
Frequency: 6.88.1 per million words
Used to describe an extremely shocking and cruel act.
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- The survivors recounted the appalling atrocity in horrifying detail.
- The international community condemned the recent appalling atrocity committed against civilians.
- Prosecuting those responsible for such an appalling atrocity is a priority for the tribunal.
- How could anyone perpetrate such an appalling atrocity?
- We must learn from history to prevent any future appalling atrocity.
- The documentary exposed a series of appalling atrocities that had been hidden for decades.
- The general will one day answer for this appalling atrocity.
- The memory of that appalling atrocity still haunts the nation.
- It was an appalling atrocity that stained the country's history forever.
- The witness testimony detailed the truly appalling atrocity.