baser

Example Sentences

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But it can also enhance our baser instincts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Bizarre as all of this is, Ackman’s self-promotion has obscured a perhaps far baser motivation for attacking Harvard.

From Slate • Dec. 14, 2023

For years and years, he has stepped out over the line, then crafted work — music, fashion or otherwise — that appeared to justify, or at least partially excuse, his baser impulses.

From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2022

The line between Macy’s twitchy Jerry Lundegaard and Bryan Cranston’s initially beleaguered Walter White is neither long nor terribly twisty; Walter just surrendered to his baser self more fully.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2022

And it seemed to Tyrion that the gold and silver and platinum links far outnumbered those of baser metals.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin