primeval

Example Sentences

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If it upsets you to see “primeval” used as a noun, there are more upsetting things ahead, believe me.

From Los Angeles Times

Both are made of the same primeval matter, and both are the same age and size.

From New York Times

This month, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences is opening an exhibit that will use scents and sounds mimicking an ancient forest to recreate a primeval paradise.

From New York Times

For example, how much primeval forest has been cleared for an agricultural product or how the land was previously used.

From Science Daily

This small companion galaxy is more primeval than the Milky Way in that it possesses fewer heavy elements, which are forged in stars through nuclear fusion and supernova explosions, compared to our own galaxy.

From Science Daily