commit atrocity

Frequency: 6.04.1 per million words

to carry out an extremely wicked or cruel act

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Examples (10)

  • During the war, the invading army committed unspeakable atrocities.
  • History will judge harshly those who commit atrocities in the name of power.
  • The international court was established to prosecute individuals who commit atrocities.
  • He could not believe that humans were capable of committing such atrocities.
  • The documentary exposed the atrocities committed by the paramilitary group.
  • A soldier's duty is to protect, not to commit an atrocity.
  • By the time the UN forces arrived, the rebels had already committed numerous atrocities.
  • There is no justification for committing an atrocity, regardless of the circumstances.
  • The government denies that its forces have committed any atrocities.
  • What drives a person to commit an atrocity against another human being?