in a state of nature
Example Sentences
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There are those who think it’s about man in a state of nature, what we are capable of when society is made primal around us.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Which philosopher argued that all people are born free in a state of nature, and the government should exist only by their consent?
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
In 1773, they wrote in what are known as the Sheffield Resolves that “Mankind in a state of nature are equal, free, and independent of each other.”
From Seattle Times • Aug. 20, 2022
The screenplays are a goldmine for observations on the human condition in a state of nature, beyond the constraints of modern institutions.
From The Guardian • Apr. 24, 2016
About the sounds emitted by geese in a state of nature, and the effect produced on the mind, I shall have something to say in a chapter on that bird.
From Birds and Man by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)
