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
President Xi gave a toast to say the world must "never return to the law of the jungle".
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2025
“Why get upset by his venality, when the law of the jungle rules?”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 13, 2018
Accepting the legitimacy of the army takeover was tantamount to accepting the "law of the jungle", he said.
From Reuters ● Jul. 6, 2013
It may be submerged to-day, to-morrow, for generations; but in the end it wins—in the end the moral law prevails over the law of the jungle.
From Leaves in the Wind by A. G. (Alfred George) Gardiner
