savage

Example Sentences

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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

The lyrics to the haunting piece say: "How does it feel to be a savage and a beast?"

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

All would be lost, however, without Mays’ quicksilver brilliance — the way he can shift from savage irony to vindictive rage to godless despair in the space of a line.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Fears that artificial intelligence products will butcher the business models of software-as-a-service companies has caused savage selling in their stocks.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

Whatever its form was, it would express a nature that was savage, and courteous, and unhappy.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman