wildness
Example Sentences
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With Cape Cod emptied of wildness, maybe Thoreau’s “Cape Cod” is the only manual we have left.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
How, where and when they lost their wildness and developed close bonds with humans has long puzzled scientists.
From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025
To some extent, there was a time when such carefree wildness reigned.
From Salon • Nov. 24, 2025
This push and pull between wilderness and civilized life, or wildness versus timidity, has preoccupied Brown for the duration of his career, and it is what brought Brown to his robot.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025
Beyond the ring of their firelight, there was nothing except animal sounds and insects, the black wildness of the jungles and swamps, the swelter of the interior.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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