savage
adjective
fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed.
Example Sentences
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“What are we? Humans? Or animals? Or savages? What’s grown-ups going to think?” cries Piggy, the book’s preteen standard-bearer for logic and civilization.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
"We're not savages, we're not animals, we're not aliens – we're humans," he added from the stage after his win for best musicá urbana album.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026
"We're not savages, we're not animals, we're not aliens; we are humans and we are Americans," the singer said after being given the Grammy for Best Musica Urbana Album.
From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026
His uncompromising hostility toward revolutionaries inspired Thomas Paine to remark in 1776, “Even brutes do not devour their young, nor savages make war upon their families.”
From National Geographic ● Jul. 3, 2023
"Well, we won't be painted," said Ralph, "because we aren't savages."
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
