barbarians
- plural of barbarian.
Example Sentences
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In any case, simply pulling up the drawbridge, hoisting the “independence” flag, and pouring boiling scorn on the barbarians at the gate isn’t a viable response.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025
They don’t trust us barbarians to care about a world that doesn’t look like our own.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2025
Rainer leads the hapless dame into a sparkling cavern, where the queen of the barbarians herself, Conann, is perched on a high tower, clutching a human heart that looks more like a Christmas tree ornament.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2024
Prof Scull said it all suggests "we have been underestimating the sophistication and capacity of the societies of 5th to 7th Century England" seeing them as post-Roman barbarians.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2023
“Aha! Truth! You are afraid the hairy barbarians will not accept you in their tribe if you write poetry.”
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
