barbaric

Example Sentences

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But "he's not the monster or the barbaric prisoner that they're saying," said Ada, whom AFP contacted through his lawyer.

From Barron's

“There’s a tendency to view anything African-derived as ‘barbaric,’ while turning a blind eye to widespread animal slaughter in other contexts,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

"Our thoughts are with all the innocent victims impacted and we expect the relevant authorities to hold those responsible for these barbaric acts to account."

From BBC

Over the last five days, Rima says she has witnessed "barbaric" scenes.

From BBC

But such practices didn’t jibe with increasingly modern economies, and colonialists, especially in North America, saw burning as both barbaric and a threat to industrialized capitalism.

From Los Angeles Times