We found 30 examples of how to use primitive in an English sentence.
Sentences 1 to 25 of 30.
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| 1. | He contends that primitive life once existed on Mars. | |
| 2. | If you are a member of a primitive community and you wish to produce, say, food, there are two things that you must do. | |
| 3. | The anthropologist delivered a lecture on primitive cultures. | |
| 4. | This was quite primitive compared to that. | |
| 5. | There are so-called primitive cultures in the jungles of the Amazon and on the island of New Guinea, and there are so-called advanced cultures in Europe, Asia, and Africa, but the languages of these cultures are all equally advanced and complex. | |
| 6. | In primitive societies barter was used. | |
| 7. | The primitive man was frightened at the sign of the beast. | |
| 8. | The primitive man was frightened at the sight of a savage beast. | |
| 9. | Primitive calculating machines existed long before computers were developed. | |
| 10. | When the boys go camping, they enjoy living in a primitive way. | |
| 11. | Magic plays an important part in primitive society. | |
| 12. | They used those primitive tools. | |
| 13. | If you are a member of a primitive community and wish to produce food, for example, there are two things you must do. | |
| 14. | It is not known when the Hinamatsuri first started, but the Nagashibina, in its most primitive form, was already being celebrated during the Heian period. | |
| 15. | His wooden instruments were primitive even for his time. | |
| 16. | The rioters were like animals in the grip of a primitive frenzy. | |
| 17. | At that time a primitive people lived there. | |
| 18. | Lancelets are the most primitive chordates. | |
| 19. | One thing I have learned in a long life: that all our science, measured against reality, is primitive and childlike—and yet it is the most precious thing we have. | |
| 20. | This is a fairly primitive website. | |
| 21. | To know that what is impenetrable to us really exists, manifesting itself as the highest wisdom and the most radiant beauty which our dull faculties can comprehend only in their most primitive forms— this knowledge, this feeling, is at the center of true religiousness. In this sense, and in this sense only, I belong in the ranks of devoutly religious men. | |
| 22. | So many members of our civilized society would do well to live some time with a primitive people. | |
| 23. | The sentence was primitive, scraping its knuckles on the floor and grunting with heavy threats. | |
| 24. | "The inhabitants of Earth are so primitive and violent, they seem to be on the point of blowing themselves up. Should we save them?" "Nah." | |
| 25. | Even though trilobites were relatively primitive animals, they had amazingly complex eyes. Many species had faceted eyes like an insect, using up to 15,000 lenses in one eye. |