mow down (verb)

1. In the midst of the zombie apocalypse, the undead horde mowed down the survivors trapped in the abandoned shopping mall.

2. During the infamous Nanjing Massacre in 1937, Japanese troops mowed down thousands of innocent civilians in a brutal act of violence.

3. In the epic battle between superheroes and villains, the evil mastermind ordered his henchmen to mow down innocent bystanders to create chaos in the city.

4. In the ancient scripture of the Hebrew Bible, God punished the wicked with a devastating flood, causing it to mow down all living beings on earth except Noah and his family.