How to Use prehistoric in a Sentence

prehistoric

adjective
  • His attitudes about women are downright prehistoric.
  • Life finds a way — to get far away from scary prehistoric predators!
    — Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE.com, 21 Jan. 2022
  • 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
  • Tykoski said mosasaurs were like the great white sharks or killer whales of prehistoric times.
    — Dallas News, 2 Aug. 2022
  • Orkney’s prehistoric heritage is now more prized than feared.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
  • The find sheds light on what the prehistoric relative of the great white looked like.
    — Alexandra Banner, CNN, 16 July 2024
  • To be clear, there was not a prehistoric, or even historic woolly mouse.
    — Susan Young, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
  • As wind and water erode the cliff face, prehistoric fossils emerge.
    — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Sep. 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
  • Each time the movie cuts back to its prehistoric section is a welcome relief.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Large muskies, prehistoric-looking fish with canine-style teeth, lurk there.
    — Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
  • This prehistoric fish with a jutting jaw can weigh over 150 pounds.
    — David Coggins, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2022
  • These prehistoric dental records may hold the key to when this monster shark went extinct and why.
    — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 10 July 2019
  • Thousands of years ago, the entire area was covered by a prehistoric lake.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Word spreads, and soon all caves are alive with the fragrance of prehistoric barbecue.
    — Greg Coticchia, Forbes, 18 July 2022
  • The truth is that Colossal didn’t re-create the dire wolf of prehistoric times.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
  • 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 seas receded over time, causing the prehistoric sharks to die.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2020
  • The seas receded over time, causing the prehistoric sharks to die.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 12 June 2023
  • 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
  • The area was once home to the unique prehistoric whale species, Eobalaenoptera harrisoni.
    — Rachael Lallensack, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Aug. 2020
  • Not pretty at all, but a real link to a past, and a great example of prehistoric tech.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Instead, the prehistoric creature would have hunted based on sight alone.
    — Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Norway has more than half of the prehistoric and medieval finds from the ice globally.
    — New York Times, 2 Nov. 2021
  • Much of this prehistoric area is buried underwater today, but not all of it.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2025
  • That is the largest number of visits known for any prehistoric cave in Europe.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN, 16 May 2023
  • Another prehistoric find is now up for grabs—this time in the City of Lights.
    — Dana Givens, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Jason Statham and team fight to stay alive as prehistoric creatures come to the surface.
    — Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 7 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • Pratt and Howard were also seen in glimpses running once again from the prehistoric creatures.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 25 Aug. 2021

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