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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

In any case, she still had to obtain the final two ingredients, which were, of course, the paprika and the cannibal book itself.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

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

What makes “Heated Rivalry” so special is that its queer characters are allowed to embrace joy and take their time to develop a connection without deadly viruses and cannibals at their door.

From Salon Feb. 13, 2026

As they do so, like Sara, seeking a “defining moment” they might morph into news cannibals.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2025

“They never found the body because there used to be — there were a lot of cannibals for real in that part of New Guinea,” Biden said, referring to the country’s main island.

From Seattle Times Apr. 21, 2024

They marched around the back yard, slashing at foliage, occasionally pausing to pick off a stray elephant or fight a tribe of cannibals.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee



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