Examples of primal in a Sentence
the primal theme of the essay is toleration of religious diversity
there was a period of primal idealism after the founding of the republic and before the rise of partisan politics
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The hectic, electrified, primal scream of a genre can be traced to the 1960s, but really came alive in the ‘70s.
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Siran Babayan, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
But there’s something primal about a fastball.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
This is a movie that effortlessly marries primal poetry to the quotidian.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Nolan considered casting actors to play gods throwing thunderbolts from Mount Olympus but settled on something more primal.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 12 May 2026
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Siran Babayan, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
But there’s something primal about a fastball.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
This is a movie that effortlessly marries primal poetry to the quotidian.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Nolan considered casting actors to play gods throwing thunderbolts from Mount Olympus but settled on something more primal.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 12 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for primal
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“Primal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/primal. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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