caveman

Example Sentences

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A good deal of human creativity, after all, comes from physical self-preservation — a caveman need only cut himself once on sharpened bone to see its use in hunting.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2024

"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

And yet, here we are, in 2023, with two of history’s most famous technologists returning to the ultimate caveman activity: fighting.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2023

Imagine a caveman being so focused on building a fire that he never heard the lion coming through the bushes.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel