cave dweller
Example Sentences
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He felt as he always had with her: an interior being, a cave dweller, marched briskly into the light.
From Slate • Sep. 24, 2022
As such, the popular image of the survivalist is changing, from wild-eyed cave dweller in camouflage fatigues, hoarding canned goods, to the mild-mannered executive or lawyer or insurance salesman who lives next door.
From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2017
Everyone — cave dweller, 1920s flapper, medieval peasant — has existed in his or her own urgent present.
From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2015
The cave dweller, a Denisovan, was a cousin of the Neanderthals.
From BBC • Aug. 31, 2012
Without science I was just another stimulus-response cave dweller howling at the moon.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.