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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Landau went on to share how the urge to make things is primal and universal.
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Jeryl Brunner, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
The film tapped into humans' primal fear and became a social phenomenon in the U.S. and abroad, grossing over $470 million at the box office, adjusted for inflation.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 8 June 2025
The appeal is both primal and programmable: Humans like progress, hate loss, and will rearrange their lives to avoid breaking a streak.
—Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 3 June 2025
When the director widens his scope, to survey the broader social behaviors on display, The Plague adopts a primal urgency and the film possesses the feverish energy of William Golding’s Lord of the Flies or Claire Denis’ Beau Travail.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
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Jeryl Brunner, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
The film tapped into humans' primal fear and became a social phenomenon in the U.S. and abroad, grossing over $470 million at the box office, adjusted for inflation.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 8 June 2025
The appeal is both primal and programmable: Humans like progress, hate loss, and will rearrange their lives to avoid breaking a streak.
—Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 3 June 2025
When the director widens his scope, to survey the broader social behaviors on display, The Plague adopts a primal urgency and the film possesses the feverish energy of William Golding’s Lord of the Flies or Claire Denis’ Beau Travail.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
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 20 Jun. 2025.
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