baser

Example Sentences

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But it can also enhance our baser instincts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Bizarre as all of this is, Ackman’s self-promotion has obscured a perhaps far baser motivation for attacking Harvard.

From Slate • Dec. 14, 2023

The line between Macy’s twitchy Jerry Lundegaard and Bryan Cranston’s initially beleaguered Walter White is neither long nor terribly twisty; Walter just surrendered to his baser self more fully.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2022

It’s not enough for a disaster movie to rely on spectacle and peril; the crisis must allow characters to transcend their baser instincts so they might inspire hope.

From New York Times • Aug. 11, 2022

“I’ll appeal to his baser instincts, of which he has plenty. Here he comes now. Everybody keep quiet while I put the matter up to him!”

From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White