brute
Example Sentences
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Through Spear’s resurrection, “Primal” is quietly delivering a zombie drama that’s strangely life-affirming, led by a tenderhearted brute who is sensitive to the other voiceless, helpless beings around him.
From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026
And by the sheer brute force of its size, bond markets force both the subjects of its wrath, and the investors that rely on them, into submission.
From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025
In high school, Raymond could afford to get by with brute force.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2025
However, with rain forecast for Melbourne on Saturday, Monye said brute power may be more important that intricate patterns of play.
From BBC • Jul. 24, 2025
The idea of an earthly paradise in which men should live together in a state of brotherhood, without laws and without brute labor, had haunted the human imagination for thousands of years.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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