brutally
Example Sentences
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They were first brutally forced to adopt Christianity and abandon their shamanism, before assimilation efforts intensified in the 19th and 20th centuries as the far north's economic importance grew.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Driven, passionate, honest as the day is long, brutally so when talking about how things were going wrong, which he had been doing too much of lately.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
The decade-long episode instigated by Mao in 1966 saw intellectuals brutally targeted as "class enemies" and schools shuttered, setting China back for years in education and development.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
For others, their reason for moving to prediction markets is brutally direct: Crypto, they say, is no longer cool.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
The brutally cold splash was necessary to wake her and brace for whatever “unpleasantness” might lie ahead.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
