brutish
Example Sentences
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Driven by rumors of Severus’ impending death, some bored soldiers proclaimed one of his brutish sons as their emperor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
Sean Duffy is fighting an American air travel future that is nasty, brutish, and severely delayed.
From Slate • May 16, 2025
Except Courvoisier complicates it further by making Marie-Lise the sister of Totone’s brutish nemeses.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2025
Ali, a massive underdog, had cast himself as the charismatic good guy and Foreman the brutish villain.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2025
He tried to roll over, but he was weak and breathless from Dana’s brutish hug.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
Vocabulary lists containing brutish
Surviving Hitler
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Excerpt from "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar"
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Becoming Kareem
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