Example Sentences

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Linda alone sees how precariously Willy is clinging to life, and Ms. Metcalf’s forceful turn—I was all but pinned to the back of my seat—reveals how savagely she will fight to save Willy from himself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

But Travis Head, promoted to open because of Usman Khawaja's back spasms, savagely took England down - smashing a sublime 123 off 83 balls to help seal an eight-wicket win inside two days.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

It’s a movie that at once celebrates Hollywood and savagely critiques it, that’s blackhearted yet sparkles with glimmers of romanticism.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2025

“I didn’t yet have the words for what happened to me,” says Dylan, the narrator of “The Lookback Window,” Kyle Dillon Hertz’s gripping and savagely beautiful debut novel.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2023

And all night long, both nights, Old Yeller crippled back and forth between the fire and the cabin, baying savagely, warning the wolves to keep away.

From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson