brutishness

Example Sentences

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The shtick still works though, thanks to Adkins’s singular combination of brutishness and physical grace, and thanks to the Kirby brothers’ relentless pace.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2022

The other, once glorious, has descended into brutishness and superstition.

From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2020

It all adds up to a bittersweet finish, and perhaps that makes it a welcome departure from the brutishness of this year.

From Salon • Nov. 14, 2020

The films, based on Ian Fleming’s novels, focused on a British spook who was impudent and resourceful, a wizard with women and weaponry, and impeccably dressed but capable of back-alley brutishness.

From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2020

My friend and I, we had reached that degree of brutishness that throws you on your bed, trying to kill in animal drowsiness the long hours of insupportable days.

From Sac-Au-Dos 1907 by Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl)