savagely
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But Travis Head, promoted to open because of Usman Khawaja's back spasms, savagely took England down - smashing a sublime 123 off 83 balls to help seal an eight-wicket win inside two days.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025
Under the astutely unfussy direction of Joe Mantello, Ms. Metcalf’s remarkably fine performance is flinty, funny and savagely unsentimental.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
“Even patches of seawater along the shoreline froze,” Hackford recalls, “and it fit Dolores perfectly: a woman totally isolated at the end of the earth, savagely weathered and tough as nails.”
From Salon • Mar. 23, 2025
A bitter, arrogant striver, Walter encouraged his son to act, only to savagely criticize him when he did so, which confused and angered his son.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2024
Later, in the bathroom, she stood in front of the mirror and savagely squeezed her belly with both hands.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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