cannibalistic
Example Sentences
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The cannibalistic Laestrygonians become towering armored warriors, while other episodes are combined or radically re-imagined, with characters and storylines invented from whole cloth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
But Green, who oversaw that recovery project, said the bog bush cricket would be more difficult to rear because it can be cannibalistic and has a longer, two-year life cycle.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
If to be copied can bring death upon the original, this is never more true than in the cannibalistic relationship between art and life.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
As Pac-12 Commissioner George Klavkoff scrambles to plug his sinking ship, and Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark circles the boat, let’s analyze three ways this cannibalistic conference shuffle could play out for Washington.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2023
At times of famine, a single blepharisma will begin eating its neighbors; it then enlarges to an immense size and turns into a cannibalistic giant, straight out of any Norse fable.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
