primal
Example Sentences
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I knew the rough distances of the stages and the distance between aid stations, but we were out here for a primal, even savage experience, and sometimes the distances were off.
It will allow them to think of cinema in a primal manner.
From Los Angeles Times
As he nestles into its body, we see the primal need most animals, including humans, have for touch, for embrace.
From Los Angeles Times
Others think it has to do with the primal fluid of the universe.
From Literature
As societies emerged, we began to develop egos, those brittle parts of our selves taxed with negotiating between our primal urges and the constraints of a civilized order.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
