primal
Example Sentences
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The plotting doesn’t have any subterranean levels either, trusting solely in its primal display of sweat, hormones and heartbreak.
From Los Angeles Times
In 1961, a small child looks with fear into the eyes of a costumed Santa in New York City, a primal reaction that transcends decades.
The character’s loss is so tangible you can feel it through the screen as if she’s voicing the most primal version of grief possible.
From Los Angeles Times
Director Emerald Fennel's has said she wants to convey the "primal" feeling she had when she first read the book as a teenager.
From BBC
But with Lawrence, someone so known for her authenticity, the connection is genuine, on full display as Grace spends the following months slipping between her personhood and her primal id.
From Salon
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