bestial

Example Sentences

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Vasily Piskarev, the head of the Committee on Security and Corruption Control in the State Duma, called the cafe attack terrorism and said it showed “the bestial nature of our enemies.”

From Washington Post

The repugnant pamphlets ranted about Jews’ “unspeakably bestial degeneracy,” about what would now be called “grooming” of Gentile girls, and that Jews “promoted a widespread contempt for the virtues of honor and honesty in business.”

From Los Angeles Times

“We were referred to as bestial. And ugly. And overly masculine,” said Davis, leaving enough space between each adjective to let gravity pull them down.

From Washington Post

“What makes you a Nazi is your bestial nature, your bestial hatred and your bestial willingness to tear out the eyes of children on the basis of nationality.”

From Washington Post

At the end of their three-day trial, a judge described their crime as "bestial".

From BBC