social animal
Example Sentences
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But for any social animal, keeping one’s distance comes with a cost.
From Scientific American • Feb. 21, 2022
I was really relieved because I’m not a social animal, and in the course of creating this show I had to meet hundreds of people.
From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2020
The artist’s hair is abundant, his mustache turned up jauntily, his eyes full of the spirited scrutiny and impatience of a consummate social animal.
From Washington Post • Mar. 17, 2016
"Breeding is a natural, fundamental and important part of an animal's life and depriving a social animal of the right to reproduce is inhumane", said SeaWorld San Diego Park President John Reilly.
From BBC • Oct. 9, 2015
According to this theory Homo sapiens is primarily a social animal.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
