savagery
noun
sav·age·ry
ˈsa-vi-jə-rē 
ˈsa-vij-rē
plural savageries
1
a
: the quality of being savage
b
: an act of cruelty or violence
2
: an uncivilized state
Examples of savagery in a Sentence
The savagery of the attack was horrifying.
an act of pure savagery
the savageries committed by the soldiers
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Its savagery was all the more disturbing knowing what a compassionate, effective man Rob Reiner was in life and work.
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Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
Then came the October 7, 2023, savagery by Hamas that took the lives of more than 1,200 innocent Jews—40 years after the attack on America’s troops in Beirut.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
With the facial articulation of a silent film star crossed with the savagery of a post-Saw killer, Art went from underground curiosity to horror icon within a decade.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
The Guardsmen in McPherson Square, ferried there by U.S. Park Service personnel, seemed a world removed from crime and savagery and scum.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
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Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
Then came the October 7, 2023, savagery by Hamas that took the lives of more than 1,200 innocent Jews—40 years after the attack on America’s troops in Beirut.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
With the facial articulation of a silent film star crossed with the savagery of a post-Saw killer, Art went from underground curiosity to horror icon within a decade.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
The Guardsmen in McPherson Square, ferried there by U.S. Park Service personnel, seemed a world removed from crime and savagery and scum.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for savagery
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“Savagery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/savagery. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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savagery
noun
sav·age·ry
ˈsav-ij-(ə-)rē
plural savageries
1
: savage disposition or action : cruelty
2
: the state of being savage
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