adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
gratuitous violence (= violence that there is no reason for )
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These films are full of gratuitous violence.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
violence
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Some performance art does contain gratuitous violence .
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Football, with its litany of gratuitous violence , is the culprit.
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Within a short period of time, gratuitous violence has become commonplace.
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That marks the public's revulsion at acts of gratuitous violence against innocent victims.
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Largely the element of gratuitous violence is also missing.
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He was well-known for his unsolicited and gratuitous violence .
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Student demonstrations developed an ugly edge of gratuitous violence .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He has criticised the film industry for its use of gratuitous sex and violence.
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It was a completely gratuitous insult -- I hadn't said anything to offend her.
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The gratuitous killing of dolphins must be stopped.
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The network refused to televise the film because it contained too much gratuitous violence.
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There's no point in exchanging gratuitous insults with them.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After three days of sniping and gratuitous pettiness, they allow Matty the very beginning of June or the very end.
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But of course I realized that this would be a pretty gratuitous move, under the circumstances.
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Local authorities and trade unions will need to respond to gratuitous fault finding and undermining of political leadership.
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Radcliffe accuses members of Bravo Two Zero of gratuitous exaggeration.
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The effect produced is the more telling because no gratuitous comment disturbs the images.