primal

Example Sentences

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It’s a simple but primal character motivation that Beetz sells with a wild-eyed ferocity.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

I knew the rough distances of the stages and the distance between aid stations, but we were out here for a primal, even savage experience, and sometimes the distances were off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

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.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

"Motherhood can activate insecurity, comparison, and fear of exclusion in ways that feel almost primal."

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

Usually the only sounds you heard at fencing tournaments were the primal grunts and yells from the fencers themselves on the strip.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad