cannibalism
noun
the eating of human flesh by another human being.
cannibalistic
-
a word derived from
cannibalism.
Example Sentences
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Yet even if not by design, “Night of the Living Dead” gave audiences something new, and enduring, to fear: reanimated corpses insatiable in their cannibalistic appetites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
But Green, who oversaw that recovery project, said the bog bush cricket would be more difficult to rear because it can be cannibalistic and has a longer, two-year life cycle.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
If to be copied can bring death upon the original, this is never more true than in the cannibalistic relationship between art and life.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
With LuPone’s perversely opportunistic Mrs. Lovett reviewing the prospective cannibalistic menu, his Sweeney perfectly complemented her cockeyed humor with his own savage drollery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2023
The carriages rolled past Sitting Bull’s Cabin, the Lapland Village, the compound of the allegedly cannibalistic Dahomans, and, directly opposite, the California Ostrich Farm, redolent of simmering butter and eggs.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
