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cannibal

[kan-uh-buhl] / ˈkæn ə bəl /


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I spend enough time sitting around the house worrying about what I said to someone in high school that may have hurt their feeling so bad it turned them into a cannibal.

From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2025

Early roles included a cannibal in a commercial for Hertz rent-a-car and an abominable snowman in the 1981 film “Caveman.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2023

These cannibal dads had bulging bellies and a tendency to regurgitate the eggs when handled, the team reported in the American Naturalist.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 1, 2023

Czubek poses the relationship between Nabwana and Hofmanis as an artistic roller coaster: They’re either gleefully collaborating on script ideas for a cannibal movie or having a falling out over the direction of the studio.

From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2023

“Perhaps Edward Ashton is trying to visibilize the cannibal book himself,” Penelope thought.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

He battled oversize cannibals, outmaneuvered a witch and lost scores of men at every turn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Mencken remarked on the politician who had some cannibals among his constituents that “he would promise them missionaries for dinner.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

You’d think a show that follows the transition from soccer champions to cultish cannibals would want to start us off with pure, innocent girls to emphasize the severity of their journey.

From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2025

Twice last week, Mr. Biden suggested without evidence that his uncle had been eaten by cannibals.

From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2024

“Pardon me, Lumawoo: If Defoe is real, and Crusoe is pretend, are cannibals real or pretend?”

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood


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