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

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

John later confessed to being embarrassed by the lyrics’ brutishness, but there’s no denying the beastly honesty inherent in the boorish speaker’s wrath.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2020

The outer frame of brutishness gradually melted away, and the human brother was restored to his senses and to his home.

From The Essentials of Spirituality by Adler, Felix