animalistic

Example Sentences

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She recounts how wolves are described as vengeful murderers when they kill livestock inside a farmer’s fences; and she writes about how people who cross borders are described in animalistic terms as a feared other.

From Washington Post

The Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra played with organic unpredictability yet skilled precision, and brought animalistic intensity to the Orff.

From New York Times

Mean-girl competitiveness grows into a ruthless hierarchy, replete with guerrilla warfare, black magic, animalistic rituals and savagery that rivals “The Revenant.”

From Los Angeles Times

The Kya of “Crawdads” communes with nature and is alienated from humanity; if she committed murder, it was only because she was driven to it by an animalistic survival drive.

From Los Angeles Times

I'm sure if anyone bothered to look in my direction, the spectacle was slightly animalistic, but it felt natural.

From Salon