commit an atrocity

Examples (10)

• In the war, both sides committed atrocities.
• The tribunal was set up to prosecute those who committed atrocities against civilians.
• He denied that his soldiers had committed any atrocities.
• History books are filled with records of regimes that have committed terrible atrocities.
• It is unimaginable that a human being could commit such an atrocity.
• The international community must hold accountable any nation that commits an atrocity.
• During the civil unrest, horrific atrocities were committed by paramilitary groups.
• The evidence presented in court proved that he committed the atrocity single-handedly.
• She vowed to bring to justice the warlords who committed these atrocities.
• We must learn from the past to ensure no one ever commits such atrocities again.