After all, a little compromising was a far better deal than fighting off hungry lions in a gruesome Coliseum show. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
Athies, and aggies on this comment board are out there like hungry lions on the prowl seeking to whom they might devour with destruction of the soul, Spiritual cancer, lies, and ultimately eternal damnation. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
For example, thieves were nailed to wooden crosses until they died from dehydration or loss of blood; men and women were herded into dens of hungry lions, to be mauled or eaten alive; some were burned alive. (religion-online.org)