Sentence examples for cruel conflicts from inspiring English sources

Francis said he was praying that "wisdom and prudence prevail" and that no announcement would add "new elements of tension in a world already shaken and scarred by many cruel conflicts".

We experience civil unrest and cruel conflict vicariously, not personally.

Belgrade backed Bosnia's Serbs in the cruel conflict that took more than 100,000 lives.

Is this what Israel's prime minister wants: a continuation of a cruel conflict that bars peace talks?

Amid this stalemate, in February, 2006, Al Qaeda-inspired bombers damaged a beautiful and renowned Shia mosque in the city of Samarra; in the aftermath, Iraq descended into a cruel conflict between Sunnis and Shias.

"The crushing of Aleppo, the immeasurably terrifying toll on its people, the bloodshed, the wanton slaughter of men, women, and children, the destruction — and we are nowhere near the end of this cruel conflict," said Al Hussein.

"If people mobilized for me it's because they know that history has its moments and this is the time for peace, the time to end this long and cruel conflict".

Syrian children are bearing the brunt of a cruel conflict – and one of the worst refugee crises since Rwanda.

For a generation of children who have had their childhoods stolen from them by a cruel conflict, it may be their only chance for a hopeful future.

Sirisena, who was sworn in Friday after an election upset, told Francis in the airport welcome ceremony that his government aims to promote "peace and friendship among our people after overcoming a cruel terrorist conflict".

De Niro's Madoff is an odd duck — neither cruel nr conflicted.