How to Use prehistoric in a Sentence

prehistoric

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  • His attitudes about women are downright prehistoric.
  • The find sheds light on what the prehistoric relative of the great white looked like.
    — Alexandra Banner, CNN, 16 July 2024
  • Among the prehistoric stars will be the Tyrannosaurus rex, Spinosaurus and Triceratops.
    — Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 18 Aug. 2021
  • Tykoski said mosasaurs were like the great white sharks or killer whales of prehistoric times.
    — Dallas News, 2 Aug. 2022
  • Several cliff dwellings perch along the rocky rim of the well and the remnants of a prehistoric canal can still be seen.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 19 May 2021
  • Another prehistoric find is now up for grabs—this time in the City of Lights.
    — Dana Givens, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2022
  • The problem in the first half was that the Mavs’ offense was just as prehistoric as its defense.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 4 June 2021
  • But the most striking reminders of the region’s prehistoric origins are the 25 glaciers that give the park its name.
    — Teddy Brokaw, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024
  • Life finds a way — to get far away from scary prehistoric predators!
    — Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE.com, 21 Jan. 2022
  • The seas receded over time, causing the prehistoric sharks to die.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 12 June 2023
  • In a prehistoric nanosecond, the reign of the dinosaurs ended and the rise of mammals began.
    — Cody Cassidy, Wired, 9 Apr. 2021
  • Jason Statham and team fight to stay alive as prehistoric creatures come to the surface.
    — Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 7 Aug. 2023
  • In fact, some in the Stevensburg District are prehistoric.
    — Allison Brophy Champion, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2022
  • That is the largest number of visits known for any prehistoric cave in Europe.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN, 16 May 2023
  • The tracks were left by prehistoric birds, the oldest bird footprints yet found on Australia.
    — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Nov. 2023
  • This prehistoric fish with a jutting jaw can weigh over 150 pounds.
    — David Coggins, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2022
  • Travel back in time to the Mesozoic Era with prehistoric dinosaurs that move and roar.
    — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Kudos to the kids' movie that takes place in prehistoric times, but doesn't center on dinosaurs.
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 29 Nov. 2022
  • The Meg pits Jason Statham against a giant prehistoric shark.
    — Rebecca Pahle, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2023
  • As wind and water erode the cliff face, prehistoric fossils emerge.
    — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Thousands of years ago, the entire area was covered by a prehistoric lake.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The Rhône Valley is rich in prehistoric sites, and Grotte Mandrin is one of the most important.
    — Tom Metcalfe, NBC News, 9 Feb. 2022
  • Word spreads, and soon all caves are alive with the fragrance of prehistoric barbecue.
    — Greg Coticchia, Forbes, 18 July 2022
  • Norway has more than half of the prehistoric and medieval finds from the ice globally.
    — New York Times, 2 Nov. 2021
  • So there’s this big prehistoric lizard, see, and once upon a time, the powers that be tried to kill him with a nuclear bomb.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2024
  • One is a prehistoric shark called megactenopetalus, which had teeth as big or bigger than megalodon teeth.
    — Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Pratt and Howard were also seen in glimpses running once again from the prehistoric creatures.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 25 Aug. 2021
  • The prehistoric shark lived between 23 to 3.6 million years ago and was about three times larger than the modern day great white shark.
    — Melissa Pérez-Carrillo, USA TODAY, 3 June 2023
  • Consider Lascaux in France, which is a cave covered in prehistoric art.
    — Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Put another way, more than 8,000 of the giant, prehistoric animals have been killed only for their horns, their bodies left to rot.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 16 Jan. 2025

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