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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Our thoughts untangle against its glow, lose the constraints of language, become primal.
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Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Feb. 2025
The title track begins with pummeling percussion, then a primal cry from Juchniewicz.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Both films concern parent–child relations but take contrasting approaches to what is taught and learned through those primal connections.
—Armond White, National Review, 14 Feb. 2025
This film is a primal howl, a white-knuckle ride that explores the devastating fragility of the human condition.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
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Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Feb. 2025
The title track begins with pummeling percussion, then a primal cry from Juchniewicz.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Both films concern parent–child relations but take contrasting approaches to what is taught and learned through those primal connections.
—Armond White, National Review, 14 Feb. 2025
This film is a primal howl, a white-knuckle ride that explores the devastating fragility of the human condition.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Feb. 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 12 Mar. 2025.
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