barbarian
Example Sentences
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In any case, simply pulling up the drawbridge, hoisting the “independence” flag, and pouring boiling scorn on the barbarians at the gate isn’t a viable response.
The Padres, on the other hand, are the rebels who won’t surrender, the barbarians at the door trying to steal away their crown.
From Los Angeles Times
They don’t trust us barbarians to care about a world that doesn’t look like our own.
From Los Angeles Times
How could baseball’s greatest position player be benched by the National Baseball Hall of Fame guardians while this ethics barbarian walks through the gate?
From Los Angeles Times
Moving between ages seems to be linked to crises - like barbarian invasions, civil wars and plagues - though exactly how this will work is unclear.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
