savage
adjective
fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed.
Example Sentences
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In a 2017 speech, he savages Massachusetts v.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 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
"It's dangerous there, people have become savages and they hate each other. I tried to stay there so my kids could be close to their family, but I couldn't continue because nobody helped me."
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2023
“Have no fear, Jon Snow, I will not trouble your mountain savages and their dark gods. My place is here with you and your brave brothers.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
