brutality
noun
bru·tal·i·ty
brü-ˈta-lə-tē 
plural brutalities
1
: the quality or state of being brutal
2
: a brutal act or course of action
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Examples of brutality in a Sentence
the brutalities of a prison
the police were accused of brutality for using excessive force in making arrests
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Whereas earlier, walking up the stairs is an enraged moment and a sense of the brutality for all of those men closing down on her.
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Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
Few of today’s protesters have faced anything approaching that kind of brutality or punishment.
—Jeremy W. Peters, New York Times, 4 June 2024
The presentation works overtime to make everything appear much cooler thanks to cinematic camera angles, swift transitions between skirmishes, and an overall sense of brutality as Senua screams and hacks through bodies.
—PCMAG, 21 May 2024
The request came one day after Perry was convicted for the murder of Garrett Foster, 28, who was protesting for racial justice and against police brutality in downtown Austin.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 16 May 2024
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Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
Few of today’s protesters have faced anything approaching that kind of brutality or punishment.
—Jeremy W. Peters, New York Times, 4 June 2024
The presentation works overtime to make everything appear much cooler thanks to cinematic camera angles, swift transitions between skirmishes, and an overall sense of brutality as Senua screams and hacks through bodies.
—PCMAG, 21 May 2024
The request came one day after Perry was convicted for the murder of Garrett Foster, 28, who was protesting for racial justice and against police brutality in downtown Austin.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 16 May 2024
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“Brutality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brutality. Accessed 9 Jun. 2024.
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brutality
noun
bru·tal·i·ty
brü-ˈtal-ət-ē
plural brutalities
1
: the quality or state of being brutal
2
: a brutal act or course of action
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