Savagery is an English word with synonyms like brutality or harshness. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Savagery in a sentence
Savagery meaning
- Savage or brutal behaviour; barbarity.
- A violent act of cruelty.
- Savages collectively; the world of savages.
Synonyms of Savagery
Using Savagery
- The main meaning on this page is: Savage or brutal behaviour; barbarity. | A violent act of cruelty. | Savages collectively; the world of savages.
- Useful related words include: brutality, harshness, cruelness, cruelty.
- In the example corpus, savagery often appears in combinations such as: savagery of, of savagery, the savagery.
Context around Savagery
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 7 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Savagery
- In this selection, "savagery" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, modern, seasonal, theories, barbarism, giving and hits stand out and add context to how "savagery" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include all its savagery in ukraine and avoid the savagery of herod. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "savagery" sits close to words such as abdulrazaq, adan and adolphus, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with savagery
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This mixture of grandeur and savagery hits you hard. (9 words)
The seasonal savagery was discovered by pro player and streamer Mason “mason” Venne. (13 words)
Because that was where citizens armed with revolvers—these “inventions of modern savagery"—would take America. (16 words)
While a touch more savagery might have been satisfying for some sections of the audience, the fact the Donald has worked himself into a frothing, impotent rage about the film suggests that it must be doing something right. (38 words)
A club-goer killed a 21-year-old with a single slash to the throat in an 'act of pitiless savagery' before going on the run for almost four years, a court heard today. (34 words)
This is not a culture to be celebrated it is against all tenets of civility and decency, an ugly celebration of savagery and thuggery, yet here are the police merely standing by. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
Because that was where citizens armed with revolvers—these “inventions of modern savagery"—would take America.
Like the biblical Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus, fleeing into Egypt to avoid the savagery of Herod, this family had to sneak out in the dead of night for safety.
The seasonal savagery was discovered by pro player and streamer Mason “mason” Venne.
And that request, while quickly granted, also caused some consternation and even occasionally a bit of savagery from some.
Around the time when anthropology began about 1870, the first theoreticians gathered information from missionaries and explorers and arranged their findings into stage theories – savagery, barbarism and civilization.
For all its savagery in Ukraine, Russia is a recognized state with a long-standing government.
In both deprived and affluent parts of the country, the millions being cut from local services echo the fiscal savagery of George Osborne’s austerity.
Pop in a slice of spiritually themed terror from South Korea, and prepare to be caught up in the glorious spectacle where sincerity meets savagery.
The astute will note that the horde state started this war and there was nothing Ukraine could have done to prevent such savagery from being inflicted on it.
The sleek color palette elevates Tartakovsky's trademark art style to convey some breathtaking bestial savagery, giving depth to animal characters in a way few other series can capture.
This is not a culture to be celebrated it is against all tenets of civility and decency, an ugly celebration of savagery and thuggery, yet here are the police merely standing by.
This mixture of grandeur and savagery hits you hard.
While a touch more savagery might have been satisfying for some sections of the audience, the fact the Donald has worked himself into a frothing, impotent rage about the film suggests that it must be doing something right.
Covering just about the entire sweep of human history, it makes you understand the fits, starts and savagery of progress.
Desire, savagery, and manipulative vulnerability all become weapons in the hands of those who have no choice but to fight dirty.
Diplomacy, broad cooperation, treaties and law, all the mechanisms designed to civilize the global community, would be replaced by savagery.
It’s sad to see how very innocent human beings are killed in a very vindictive and savagery manner in the name of witchcraft.
The Laughter corner, where we take a look at the humor and savagery on social media.
This results in a tribe based on the savagery of the dragon, a close affinity for nature and a talent for viewing the time stream itself.
A club-goer killed a 21-year-old with a single slash to the throat in an 'act of pitiless savagery' before going on the run for almost four years, a court heard today.
Common combinations with savagery
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- savagery of 9×
- of savagery 8×
- the savagery 7×
- and savagery 7×
- savagery and 6×
- savagery was 2×
- savagery from 2×
- its savagery 2×