caveman

Example Sentences

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So why, in this glum post-“Walking Dead” era, awaken our much-loved caveman from a good death to such a miserable half-life?

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026

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

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

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2024

The lobby was conceived as a tunnel, carved out of solid rock, its sidewalls polished, the floor worn smooth, and the ceiling incised and decorated as a civilized caveman might have done it.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2023

Add suffocating heat that drenches your back in sweat and makes you stink like a caveman.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti