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

Bringing the new view to the public hasn’t been easy, Gurche said: “This caveman image is very persistent.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 23, 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