barbarian

Example Sentences

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When Augustine died in 430, the Vandals, a barbarian people who had crossed the Rhine decades earlier and already fought their way through Gaul and Iberia, had reached the gates of Hippo.

From The Wall Street Journal

In any case, simply pulling up the drawbridge, hoisting the “independence” flag, and pouring boiling scorn on the barbarians at the gate isn’t a viable response.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Padres, on the other hand, are the rebels who won’t surrender, the barbarians at the door trying to steal away their crown.

From Los Angeles Times

They don’t trust us barbarians to care about a world that doesn’t look like our own.

From Los Angeles Times

How could baseball’s greatest position player be benched by the National Baseball Hall of Fame guardians while this ethics barbarian walks through the gate?

From Los Angeles Times