savagery
noun
sav·age·ry
ˈsa-vij-rē 
-vi-jə-
plural savageries
1
a
: the quality of being savage
b
: an act of cruelty or violence
2
: an uncivilized state
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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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His sculpture charts a soldier's wartime journey, from his ambivalent departure, to his wordless homecoming, to the animal savagery of combat in-between.
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Faith Salie, CBS News, 1 Sep. 2024
Instead, Americans have to listen to idiotic, hateful statements from college professors and their ilk that they were exhilarated by the Hamas savagery.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2024
But for the time being, Washington’s focus on ISIS’ savagery only helps the group augment its aura of strength.
—Audrey Kurth Cronin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Feb. 2015
But where Succession is fundamentally a family saga about the jaded rich, Industry focuses on fresh converts to the savagery and excesses of the business world.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2024
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Faith Salie, CBS News, 1 Sep. 2024
Instead, Americans have to listen to idiotic, hateful statements from college professors and their ilk that they were exhilarated by the Hamas savagery.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2024
But for the time being, Washington’s focus on ISIS’ savagery only helps the group augment its aura of strength.
—Audrey Kurth Cronin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Feb. 2015
But where Succession is fundamentally a family saga about the jaded rich, Industry focuses on fresh converts to the savagery and excesses of the business world.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2024
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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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