How to Use the Stone Age in a Sentence

the Stone Age

noun
  • There are also what may be a few rough schematics dating to the Stone Age.
    Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 17 May 2023
  • Halle Berry's made a few historic firsts in her storied career, but what about being the first Black woman of the Stone Age?
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 27 May 2024
  • Reddit has also tried bringing its site out of the Stone Age by updating its design.
    Mike Isaac, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Imposing rock paintings inside shelters and caves may date back as early as the Stone Age.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 11 Nov. 2023
  • As the Stone Age collapsed into the Bronze Age, the moon would become useful for much more than anticipating the seasons.
    Rebecca Boyle, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Amphorae Wine has been around since the Stone Age, but it was initially kept in animal skins, which surely didn’t improve the flavor.
    The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Einstein might say that each giant step forward is really taking us a giant step closer to the Stone Age.
    Bob Lorentson, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2024
  • But arguing that fans will revolt if athletes get paid is now officially a talking point from the Stone Age.
    Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Understanding extinction Eggs are a big part of our diet today – something that was also true in the Stone Age.
    Katie Hunt, CNN, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Saturday Co-headliners Queens of the Stone Age specialize in the type of hard, sticky riffs that burrow into the subconscious and convince lower limbs to loosen.
    Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Sure, living in the Stone Age doesn’t sound super glamorous, but one finca in Mallorca is here to show you all the modern possibilities of cave life.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 June 2023
  • Candles have been used as tools in spiritual ceremonies since the Stone Age, and are utilized by countless theologies to this day.
    Aliza Pelto, Women's Health, 14 Apr. 2023
  • From the Stone Age to today Humans have been using glass for more than 4,000 years, with some of the earliest uses being for decorative glass beads and arrowheads.
    John Mauro, Fortune, 14 June 2023
  • During their survey, archaeologists located dozens of artifacts and sites from the Stone Age, the study said.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
  • There’s a digital platform for nearly every service worldwide, so why is booking a moving company trapped in the Stone Age?
    Chris Gallagher, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2024
  • There’s a digital platform for nearly every service worldwide, so why is booking a moving company trapped in the Stone Age?
    Chris Gallagher, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024
  • But the Stone Age rope itself—often made from plant material—has disintegrated over time.
    Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Nostalgia seems harmless enough, and then someone starts earnestly — absurdly — glamorizing the Stone Age.
    Amanda Montell, Twin Cities, 21 Apr. 2024
  • Researchers virtually reconstructed how the wall likely appeared during the Stone Age.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 Feb. 2024

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