noble savage
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Whereas the book’s white characters are nuanced, Indian characters are reduced to dangerous adversaries or noble savages. — Elena Nicolaou, refinery29.com, "Little House, Big Fans: These People Really, Really Love Laura Ingalls Wilder," 24 Aug. 2019 That’s the only yeti to be found in the script, except obliquely, perhaps, in its endorsement of Rousseau’s concept of the noble savage. — Margaret Gray, latimes.com, "Review: At Rogue Machine, ‘Yeti’ lets loose their inner 12-year-old," 7 June 2019 That’s the only yeti to be found in the script, except obliquely, perhaps, in its endorsement of Rousseau’s concept of the noble savage. — Margaret Gray, latimes.com, "Review: At Rogue Machine, ‘Yeti’ lets loose their inner 12-year-old," 7 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'noble savage.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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