troglodyte

Example Sentences

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I believe I once heard him utter the word troglodyte.

From Washington Times • Nov. 22, 2022

At 76, he’s too damn old for the action hero guise, something his character acknowledges with, ”I’m a troglodyte.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2022

In lieu of embodying these questions, Stallone’s character, an apathetic, self-proclaimed troglodyte, glumly flattens a toaster with his bare hands.

From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2022

So here's my defense of this troglodyte: He can eat whatever he wants.

From Washington Post • Aug. 31, 2021

“Do you want to end your days a half-blind troglodyte hobbling through the bowels of the library?” the old man demanded.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor