primal
Example Sentences
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It will allow them to think of cinema in a primal manner.
From Los Angeles Times
As he nestles into its body, we see the primal need most animals, including humans, have for touch, for embrace.
From Los Angeles Times
Others think it has to do with the primal fluid of the universe.
From Literature
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As societies emerged, we began to develop egos, those brittle parts of our selves taxed with negotiating between our primal urges and the constraints of a civilized order.
"Motherhood can activate insecurity, comparison, and fear of exclusion in ways that feel almost primal."
From BBC
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