When Sellers savaged the cat in a manner which should have brought the S.P.C.A. down upon him, Beverley merely beamed.
"The Man Upstairs and Other Stories"
P. G. Wodehouse
I was so savaged by my wrongs, that I delighted in the recital of this adventure, made him repeat the particulars and feasted my eyes on the blood that remained on his clothes and sword.
"The Adventures of Roderick Random"
Tobias Smollett
These people, who lead our houses of worship, can ignite their congregations to carry their faith into action, can reach out to all of our children, to all of the people in distress, to those who have been savaged by the breakdown of all we hold dear, because so much of what must be done must come from the inside out.
"Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to the Present"
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