Sentence examples for violent recent from inspiring English sources

Ouvéa had a particularly violent recent past.

Overcoming Iraq's violent recent history and navigating its demographic divides will take time and skill.

Its long gully of battle-scarred buildings, leading almost to the gates of America's fortified Green Zone, encapsulates the city's violent recent history.

As soon as this rite is achieved, Jacobs and his companions meet the shadow that has been cast over the entire journey: Colombia's violent recent past.

A peasant farmer, with a face the color of dark honey and a wild steel-wool beard, Mr. Hadi embodies much of Afghanistan's sad and violent recent history.

To the astonishment of those who remember Chile's violent recent past, Roman Catholic priests and members of the Communist Party were scheduled to come together Sunday for a mass at Isla Negra, the quixotic house on the south-central coast where Neruda and his third and last wife, Matilde Urrutia, are buried side by side.

Analysts and police officials said the attack by the group, Abu Sayyaf, was one of its most violent in recent years.

What happened is horrible and violent and recent and it's clear she's still in shock from it.

There have been almost daily street protests around the country and they have become increasingly violent in recent weeks.

Somali pirates, typically armed with AK-47 assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades, have become increasingly violent in recent months, killing and injuring dozens of hostages.

Formed in 2002 by a radical cleric, but growing more violent over recent years, it is this fractured nature that has, in part, given Boko Haram its resilience.