Sentences with 'atrocities'
Example sentences and phrases with the word atrocities and other words derived from it.
• « Urban II spoke of the alleged atrocities committed by the Turks, the wealth of the lands that European knights could hope to seize, and the justice of the cause of helping fellow Christians. »
• « Meanwhile, the Loyalists carried out their own atrocities, especially targeting members of the church. »
• « At the Nuremberg Trials, organised to legally prosecute Nazi leaders, they were charged with Crimes Against Humanity, an entirely new category of crime designed by the victorious Allies to deal with the enormity of what they still called "Nazi atrocities". »
• « American atrocities in Vietnam were perceived as visible proof of the inherently oppressive nature of capitalism and imperialism, especially since the Viet Minh were a relatively weak force compared to the American military juggernaut. »