caveman

Example Sentences

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They knock people sideways before receding into the ocean of imagination that’s existed since the first caveman looked up at the stars and said, “Funny story about those.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025

Despite a short stint as a gifted student on school sitcom “Head of the Class” and an appearance in caveman comedy “Encino Man,” the young Quan largely disappeared from our screens, if not our memories.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2025

"I gotta go into my cave and become a caveman," he told CBS news.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2024

That original “Ghosts,” with three seasons streaming on Max, features different but still recognizable archetypes: a caveman instead of a Viking; a World War II officer instead of a Revolutionary War soldier.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2023

What cavewoman or caveman ever got the idea of “domesticating” a plant, and how was it accomplished?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond