law of the jungle
Example Sentences
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That leads to the breakdown of civilization, a state where only the law of the jungle remains.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
"There is no place for this type of conduct, retribution or the law of the jungle."
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2024
"When the state can't do anything for you and can't even provide a tiny bit of hope over what lies in store, then we're living by the law of the jungle."
From Reuters • Sep. 21, 2022
Its shutdown, he said, would leave countries and companies contending with “the law of the jungle … the law of the strongest … and that will hurt us all.’
From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2019
Now Tarzan felt no fear of Taug, nor did the unwritten law of the jungle demand that he should flee from battle with any male, unless he cared to from purely personal reasons.
From Jungle Tales of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
