primal

Example Sentences

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Forget protests, they’re more of a massive primal scream therapy session.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Verstappen would like F1 to change the rules, but that is because he has a fundamental, almost primal, objection to what they have done to the cars.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

It’s a simple but primal character motivation that Beetz sells with a wild-eyed ferocity.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

After Eva and Ryland briefly ruminate on fear and primal instinct, Ryland’s otherwise direct and unemotional government superior takes to the mic, performing a cover of Harry Styles’ “Sign of the Times.”

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

Others think it has to do with the primal fluid of the universe.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville