savagery

Example Sentences

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Septimius Severus was capable by turns of savagery, cunning, wit and generosity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

It was hard to look at the savagery of, for example, Selma—as most Americans did, in photographs and on television—and not see what was wrong.

From Slate • May 19, 2025

That savagery had already reared up in social media spaces before the pandemic fertilized it, but knowing it was already present doesn’t lessen the shock of experiencing versions of it in face-to-face interactions.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2025

They’ve always moved between gloss and grime, shimmer and savagery.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2025

“Peter,” she turned to her colleague with a trace of savagery, “what’s wrong here? What kind of robots are they using at Hyper Base?”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov