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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This is where Birmingham’s industrial heritage meets the primal spectacle of live fire cooking.
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Rai Mincey, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Ali—or Richard Durham channeling Ali—would write just months after the fight that some part of him had always rebelled against the primal allure of his sport.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Blyth provides a fitting foil to Jonsson’s softness with his endless spring of ruthless aggression, forcing Taylor’s primal survival instincts to butt against his more civilized sense that there has to be something more for him in this world.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2025
Of course, every human era is obsessed with its end, a fact that connects Sacrifice to something more primal than mere 21st-century anxiety.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
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Rai Mincey, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Ali—or Richard Durham channeling Ali—would write just months after the fight that some part of him had always rebelled against the primal allure of his sport.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Blyth provides a fitting foil to Jonsson’s softness with his endless spring of ruthless aggression, forcing Taylor’s primal survival instincts to butt against his more civilized sense that there has to be something more for him in this world.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2025
Of course, every human era is obsessed with its end, a fact that connects Sacrifice to something more primal than mere 21st-century anxiety.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 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 21 Sep. 2025.
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