violent conquest
Frequency: 6.58.1 per million words
Refers to a conquest achieved through force and bloodshed.
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- The desire of each tribe to show its superiority through violent conquest was a driving force in their history.
- The history of the ancient world is filled with tales of violent conquest.
- The city's fall was the result of a swift and violent conquest.
- The warlord's reign began with the violent conquest of neighboring lands.
- Unlike peaceful integration, a violent conquest leaves deep scars on a population.
- Historians study the brutal legacy left behind by such violent conquests.
- The documentary depicted the violent conquest of the indigenous peoples.
- An empire built on violent conquest often struggles to maintain control over its territories.
- Many ancient cultures were lost forever in the wake of the empire's violent conquest.
- International law strongly condemns acts of violent conquest and territorial expansion.