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?