barbaric

Example Sentences

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This statement, spoken through mechanical narration that makes it all the more barbaric, made my heart sink and my teeth grit.

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026

In his journal, Perry described the performance as "barbaric", performed by wrestlers "more like bulls than humans".

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

One reason may be that many of the incarcerated are in bad shape and would embarrass the barbaric Ms. Rodríguez, who tries to cultivate a persona of civility by dressing like Imelda Marcos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

“The only condition,” Burke notes, “is that the technique is ‘not deemed unconstitutional’—which opens the floodgates to a host of barbaric ideas.”

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2025

Those there were had large nonflowering stalks, with big barbaric leaves.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles