How to Use prehistoric in a Sentence

prehistoric

adjective

• His attitudes about women are downright prehistoric.
• The prehistoric cave dates back to the Pleistocene Age.
  — Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2025
• Kids can climb on one of the life-like prehistoric creatures and take a ride.
  — Del Mar Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
• 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
• The prehistoric Crood family is on a search for a new home.
  — Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2020
• 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
• All hail from three periods: the prehistoric Stone Age, the Viking era, and the 19th century.
  — Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 26 Dec. 2020
• 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
• There’s also a museum on the grounds that explores the site’s history, which dates all the way back to prehistoric times.
  — Sezin Devi Koehler, EW.com, 16 Jan. 2025
• Estimates say that up to 12 million acres of what’s now California burned every year in prehistoric times.
  — The Editors, National Review, 13 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 9 Mar 2025