Example Sentences

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Landau was aware of what constituted crowd appeal, but is too good-natured to savage many of the people along the way who perhaps deserve savaging.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

People would keep one eye on their bank accounts for missed deposits and the other on Wall Street, where concerns over the nation's creditworthiness could be savaging the value of people's life savings.

From Reuters • May 23, 2023

Until two years ago, 209 Times had regularly lambasted the leadership of the troubled Stockton Unified School District, savaging Supt.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2022

We have always had divisive politics in the United States, going back to when Jefferson and Hamilton started savaging each other during the Washington administration.

From Washington Post • Mar. 7, 2022

Harry tried to wave the owl out of the way, but it snapped its beak fiercely at him and carried on savaging the coat.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling