savage

Example Sentences

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Every Good Boy Deserves Favour put a symphony orchestra on stage alongside the actors in a savage satire which dramatised the plight of Soviet dissidents locked away in mental hospitals.

From BBC

England were savaged back home following the defeat on Saturday.

From Barron's

A stunned England woke Sunday to savage criticism after their meek capitulation in the first Ashes Test, branded "brainless" and "damaged" by former greats after their cavalier approach backfired.

From Barron's

It’s a type of odd couple pairing that allows for Jepperd to be brutally violent — he’s a capable gunslinger and a savage brawler — while eventually showing glimpses of a softer, more nurturing side.

From Los Angeles Times

In the vast and arid western region of Darfur, the scene of savage civil conflict in the past, a truce largely held until recently.

From Washington Post