law of the jungle
Example Sentences
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That leads to the breakdown of civilization, a state where only the law of the jungle remains.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
She said the UK and its allies should collectively say "we cannot have breaches of international law like this. We cannot have the law of the jungle."
From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026
Many predicted that we would see a return to anarchy or the law of the jungle, in which authoritarian states would ensure that might makes right.
From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2023
Its shutdown, he said, would leave countries and companies contending with “the law of the jungle … the law of the strongest … and that will hurt us all.’
From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2019
It may be submerged to-day, to-morrow, for generations; but in the end it wins—in the end the moral law prevails over the law of the jungle.
From Leaves in the Wind by Gardiner, A. G. (Alfred George)
