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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Cumming then invited everyone in attendance to join him in a collective primal scream at world events.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 22 Feb. 2026
Perhaps there’s no such thing as perfect when a film’s emotional scope is so ambitious and so primal, all at once.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
Like her previous film, Nightborn is a siren song from under the floorboards and the primal demands of nature, despite our attempts to build on top of them.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2026
Dog Day Afternoon is the third rail of male love and loneliness—a primal scream from the sweltering streets of a stone broke New York City.
—Jenny Lumet, Vanity Fair, 10 Feb. 2026
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 22 Feb. 2026
Perhaps there’s no such thing as perfect when a film’s emotional scope is so ambitious and so primal, all at once.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
Like her previous film, Nightborn is a siren song from under the floorboards and the primal demands of nature, despite our attempts to build on top of them.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2026
Dog Day Afternoon is the third rail of male love and loneliness—a primal scream from the sweltering streets of a stone broke New York City.
—Jenny Lumet, Vanity Fair, 10 Feb. 2026
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 3 Mar. 2026.
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