“One minor agony of growing up in Northern Ireland is the atavistic tugging of ethnic loyalty.”

“What if the attraction is an atavistic throwback to the prehistoric human fascination with telling tales?”

“Religion is pictured as old-fashioned, atavistic and dogmatic, defending superstition by burning scientific martyrs at the stake.”

“A big adventure that will give you the chance to discover the atavic aspect of Sardinian culture.”

“With atavic cunning he sat upon the outside and waited for the triumph of death.”