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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Greengrass viewed the story of The Lost Bus through a similar lens, following a micro, primal cinematic story of survival that was ultimately about what these disasters mean on a macro level.
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Tomris Laffly, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
But Foniadakis demands movement that is far more raw and primal.
—David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2025
Narrating audiobooks today is the closest thing to that primal art form.
—Adam Verner
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
John’s score nimbly dances with the pratfalls and springing traps, never leeching them of their primal, juvenile laughter, but also treating the film’s stuntmen with the same dignity as the Martha Graham ballet company.
—Tim Greiving, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
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Tomris Laffly, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
But Foniadakis demands movement that is far more raw and primal.
—David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2025
Narrating audiobooks today is the closest thing to that primal art form.
—Adam Verner
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
John’s score nimbly dances with the pratfalls and springing traps, never leeching them of their primal, juvenile laughter, but also treating the film’s stuntmen with the same dignity as the Martha Graham ballet company.
—Tim Greiving, Vulture, 3 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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