brutish
Example Sentences
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Their pack is still brutish, highlighted by a punishing takedown of rivals Northampton Saints last month.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
“It could make life less nasty, less brutish, and less short—and less hard.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025
Sean Duffy is fighting an American air travel future that is nasty, brutish, and severely delayed.
From Slate • May 16, 2025
He comes from a mangled life and he’s very cunning and very brutish.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2025
They were all big and brutish with arms as thick as my stomach that hung down to their knees.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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