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US
/bɹuˈtæɫəti, bɹuˈtæɫɪti/
]
[ UK /bɹuːtˈælɪti/ ]
[ UK /bɹuːtˈælɪti/ ]
NOUN
- the trait of extreme cruelty
- a brutal barbarous savage act
How To Use brutality In A Sentence
- Countless other cases of alleged police brutality and racial discrimination continue to be highlighted daily on social media. Times, Sunday Times
- It shines a light on the regime's brutality and exposes its hypocrisy to its own people. Times, Sunday Times
- Wherever tyranny, oppression and brutality have threatened the free world, our two countries have stood for the triumph of good over evil.
- The force is known for its corruption and brutality. Times, Sunday Times
- From these three statements they get the military idea of women, children, and God, and the heart of the knitting woman recoils in horror from the cold brutality of it all. In Times Like These
- The Trial Chamber heard testimony from about 30 witnesses who survived the brutality, and who reported the frequent killings and torture.
- In a message posted on the Boston police department's website, the group said that the site had been attacked several months ago and that hundreds of passwords were released in retaliation for what they called brutality against Occupy Boston. The Seattle Times
- For millions of Americans witnessing the event, it was a prima facie case of police brutality.
- The Review, meanwhile, was uncovering the city's underworld, its gangsters and corrupt officials, its brutality and greed.
- They often use primitive weapons rocks, blunt objects and machetes to conserve their limited munitions and inflect maximum brutality. Jedidiah Jenkins: Obama Made the Right Decision in Africa, Here's Why...