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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Restoring the moa would not bring the eagle back but could help at least partly restore the primal New Zealand woodlands.
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 8 July 2025
In this book, scientist Coltan Scrivner acknowledges this most gruesome urge, and provides evidence that it is connected to deep and primal survival instincts.
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For Hexum and the group, live music hearkens back to the primal need for community.
—Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
Friendship is this primal, essential need for all of us, but (in this particular case), there were no deep roots there.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 24 May 2025
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 8 July 2025
In this book, scientist Coltan Scrivner acknowledges this most gruesome urge, and provides evidence that it is connected to deep and primal survival instincts.
—Literary Hub
july 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
For Hexum and the group, live music hearkens back to the primal need for community.
—Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
Friendship is this primal, essential need for all of us, but (in this particular case), there were no deep roots there.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 24 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 16 Jul. 2025.
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