Use "primitive" in a sentence

1. "You mean is it a primitive civilization in ruins or an immense and ancient civilization thousands of years ahead of us in everything but energy technology?"

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2. This planet represented a primitive phase in primate development, the phase of individuals

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3. elder takes control of the eldership, he is pulling the church away from the primitive pattern of leadership given in the Scriptures

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4. It was soon seen to be a grand undertaking that could build quite a nation before the Kassikan could even learn of its existence because of the primitive state of transportation on this planet

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5. He would get no more willing cooperation from these natives, why make the situation worse? Even though they were primitive, he respected some things about these people and hoped some day there would be contact with them, more successful contact than this had been

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6. He had never been trained, prepared or evolved to withstand the rigors of this primitive planet

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7. Jake twirled his eyes and stared at Daniel, very primitive!

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8. In keeping with our part, he asks the customs man if he can recommend the best road to see the talaiots … enormous stone constructions set in the landscape thousands of years ago by primitive people

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9. Okay, so transport systems here are a lot more primitive than on Earth but it has to be said that the so-called progressive move to internal combustion engines is a double-edged sword

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10. Still it made ancient Rome seem primitive and Athens a cow-town suburb

11. Because it is so bulky and primitive I never thought the hardware would hold any surprises

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12. She studied the cabin carefully thinking it primitive at first, but reassessed her judgment when she realized the man wanted it to appear that way

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13. In the distant past a primitive scientist sewed up a body out of parts and struck it with lightning and it came to life

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14. “Yeah,” Ava backed him up, “so they were really primitive in that regard

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15. Her rhythmic stride faltered as the immensity of her surroundings battered through the veneer of self-important awareness in the twentieth century woman’s mind and struck at the primitive being beneath

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16. the Hollow, along with the noise of heads cracking together and primitive weapons

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17. Sometimes the most primitive enemy is the hardest to detect

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18. “Yeah, but when humans were primitive the male had to hunt and bring home food

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19. It was both primitive in the way she made her living and advanced in that she had time for hobbies and visiting doing it

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20. “We are interested in learning what this primitive simian mind attributes to this meaningless computer-generated phrase,”

21. more primitive than that

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22. That was the deepest science had to offer, these were just some open optical signals used by a primitive society

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23. He was the first person since Alan to really grasp the concept, and he was from a society that they'd all thought was primitive

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24. "Humans were primitive on Earth at the time

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25. In Myth, Ritual and Religion (1887) he explained the "irrational" elements of mythology as survivals from more primitive forms

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26. The ones on the expedition were primitive models now, their sex organs were non-functional

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27. "It is not primitive," Glenelle told her

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28. beginning with the hunting of primitive man until the

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29. societies of the primitive man

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30. A primitive, I thought

31. The beauty of the country, besides, the pleasure of a country life, the tranquillity of mind which it promises, and, wherever the injustice of human laws does not disturb it, the independency which it really affords, have charms that, more or less, attract everybody; and as to cultivate the ground was the original destination of man, so, in every stage of his existence, he seems to retain a predilection for this primitive employment

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32. Transformation of your higher self starts by leaving the primitive brain behind its constructive barriers called perception

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33. Doubtless the B’tari would survive, whilst surrounded by some primitive relic of early evolution

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34. Did anyone really know exactly what they intended? Was the human species to be wiped out completely, or just taken back to a primitive state in order to be managed? Elusivers were the self-appointed gods, monitoring all sentient life

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35. From such a distance the differences were not obvious: just a switch to a more primitive form of plant-life

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36. 10 At that point in history, technology was primitive at best and to perform a comprehensive and detailed analysis on the structure of the Bible, would have taken years

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37. It emerged officially, about 200 years ago, when technology was still primitive and where proponents of the theory were unable to test some of their hypotheses

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38. Nothing was in scale, but the detail of the primitive drawings was interesting

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39. Therefore, it must necessarily follow that Humankind, at whatever stage of its spiritual development, was already predisposed to its eternal ―meaning‖ although its (ultimate) purpose may not have been critically apparent to most; that is to say, moved by the Word or Holy Spirit, prior to the moment Humankind began giving pause to gods or God in whatever primitive or formal manner

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40. History has oftentimes shown that however primitive a culture or underdeveloped a society, most people are generally receptive to freedom

41. When principles of non-violence are either self-contained or practiced unconditionally under circumstances (otherwise) calling for a measured response, (sound) judgment and common sense appealing to the requirements of a peaceful, well-ordered society that every citizen (otherwise) owes an obligation, and whose conspicuous merits, perhaps laudable in some instances, however questionable at other times, and where (such) natural impulses are routinely rejected, even more remarkably when Property and Person and at times the Nation, are at risk by (anti-social) individuals determined to provoke harm; weighs in the balance, and where (institutional) recourse is problematical or uncertain, an (individual) is required, inasmuch as it lies within that individual‘s capacity to do so, to discourage such annoyances as they may present themselves to that individual as well as that individual‘s family and friends, however contrary to that individual‘s ―nature,‖ lest that individual‘s misplaced pacifism further encourage mischief makers and bullies alike, by providing license to habitually upset the harmony and safety of private and public concerns as it (otherwise) suits their primitive whims

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42. …rejecting the notion that virtue or (goodness) is an applied rather than a natural condition…that the will toward moral excellence or (goodness) is not (necessarily) assigned by (formal) conventions…(although a society scripted in exceptional manners would likely encourage lofty manners)…that seeks its (own) goodness for its (own) sake… rather than goodness‘ sake…(that nevertheless offers its own special rewards)…that, notwithstanding, would (equally) satisfy universal sentiments…and that a society, however primitive or advanced, seeks its own goodness because it is considered good for that society to do so…that it naturally follows its (own) immanent understanding of what is good, whatever its form, to begin with…setting aside, for the moment, such advantages that might otherwise accrue to that society…(and) that…such goodness, however, should never be confused with eternal standards of goodness or (moral excellence) that naturally evolve in communion with Humankind‘s (inherently) perfectible nature, that, properly informed, provides meaning and (further) insight and guidance into the essential nature of things or ideas or what it meant by ―Good‖…

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43. To this purpose, a number of terrorist organizations are being routinely supported by hostile (Arab) Nations sharing a common, distorted primitive worldview of Western Values encouraged, in part, by soft-headed internationalists, self-congratulatory appeasers, and useful idiots who continue to provide a moral and intellectual base of support to the ideological opponents of Freedom

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44. Primitive Cultures possessed an inchoate awareness of its superior (natural) standing vis-à-vis the Beast although such impressions were comparatively intuitive rather than properly informed by ‖reason

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45. ‖ Humankind‘s primitive condition was not the inevitable outcome of (essential) designs inasmuch as a starting point in Nature, rather, that would eventually launch its spiritual, moral and rational potential

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46. Where the mind is not completely formed (Primitive) or has corrupted itself (Pride) or has been corrupted (Illness or Disease), however, such models may be found lacking ―significant‖ meaning or purpose or otherwise lose their appeal

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47. Nature, presented to an observer in its (most) primitive, ‖unrefined‖ and starkest form can be both terrifying and wondrous to behold (provided that the observer has sufficient imagination to perceive a diamond in the rough)

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48. whose natural or primitive condition, independent of good and evil, has been tainted by the harmful effects of a corruptive ―society‖

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49. Despite the attraction he exuded, a very immediate and primitive part of my brain wanted nothing but to run away, screaming

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50. Then, almost in answer to his primitive, atavistic reaction, they heard it

51. Primitive societies, fascinated with the birth canal, seem to have missed the import of the feminine head, covered or not

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52. and is the most primitive form of justice

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53. Reilly had stored on a primitive work shelf at the front of the garage

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54. It was more primitive

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55. The cue-pipper became a primitive gun-sight

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56. A big electronic finger gets shoved into the primitive forebrain and gives it a stir

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57. I like to dispense with physical form whenever possible, I find it serves no purpose other than easing the fears of fairly primitive cerebral cortices like yours

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58. “That’s very true,” he admitted, relieved to find a line of conversation with which to occupy his primitive forebrain

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59. In any case, and because you seem okay as far as primitive humanoids go, I think you’re telling me the truth

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60. I, or rather, we, were a bundle of sensations, of cocks and cunts, of nipples and lips, fucking and fucking as if the basest parts of our minds, the parts survived from some primitive creature that knew only fucking and eating, was all we had become

61. Life was primitive, and food was often in short supply

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62. ‘I hope this isn’t the last thing I ever do – lost in space on the edge of the universe, floating about in a clumsy primitive spacesuit

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63. People typically look back on past levels of knowledge and power with disdain and we tend to think of ourselves as vastly superior to primitive man, or people even a hundred or two hundred years ago

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64. Also at about that time, Homo habilis appeared on the scene concurrent with the Australopithecus Africanus’ “area 10” gift, where its probable progression in Homo habilis seemed to “promote the earliest signs of primitive tool making

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65. History is strewn with the detritus of those primitive societies that had attempted a reversion to a lesser compromise or one that was meant to serve the welfare of a lesser group than the whole

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66. Humans came as primitive apelike beings without speech or conscious thought

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67. He goes on to write how the Leftist agenda preys on weakness and feelings of inferiority to divide the people by: (a) creating and reinforcing perceptions of victimization, (b) satisfying infantile claims to entitlement, indulgence and compensation, (c) augmenting primitive feelings of envy, and (d) rejecting the sovereignty of the individual, subordination him to the will of the Government

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68. Primitive spirits, because of their lack of awareness, are self-centered and totally embedded in themselves and in their needs

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69. flooded, nearly degenerate to the primitive society

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70. On Earth, human beings are the only animals who display all levels of emotion, but the primitive emotions often remain the most potent

71. The human propensity to wage war comes from acting upon such primitive emotions

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72. It was as if without lights, without computers, pocket electronics and mobile phones, without television and the Internet, people had reverted back to a primitive era

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73. “So you think whoever carved those heads were the Nonoalco, who spread culture among the primitive

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74. “Well, it holds fairly well, actually, but sometimes I have seen some of the more primitive tribes brushed aside

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75. The men you see on the left are some of the first exorcists attempting to exorcise them with the use of primitive anti-Obake weapons

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76. A promise of a happy reformation at last, and a return to their primitive

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77. There is a group called espingarderos who carry a handheld cannon more primitive than ours

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78. I could see that their iron cannon were much more primitive than ours, but I didn’t tell him

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79. I asked that since they had originally lived in Baden, was Grandfather’s assertion that our ancestor who had crawled out of the forest was a half wild primitive perhaps off the mark

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80. But he said that the centuries of isolation in the woods had greatly reduced the sophistication of his people and he would have seemed rather primitive to the people rebuilding the town to support the monastery

81. They were a primitive people who lived off the sea

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82. Primitive people wouldn’t likely have asked either the apple or the feather and ball questions, and certainly not how to disintegrate a city

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83. They had six flawless trips to the moon with primitive technology without anything going wrong

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84. We evolved from other organic primitive animals similar to apes over a 500,000-year period

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85. Many were kept in a primitive state of thinking and stayed on the level of brainwashed animals

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86. We were able to translate the primitive transmission code

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87. ‘Yes, your human species has come a long way; primitive thinking takes some time to evolve from

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88. Invading a planet that way is very primitive and the defenders usually have the upper hand

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89. ‘There are spectators interested in watching this primitive game created by humans

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90. Pink torpedoes destroy or vaporize unshielded offensive weapons; mostly used for Earth-type weapons or primitive weapons systems

91. He gave a primitive growl of satisfaction when he mouthed my aroused sex

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92. ” I whispered and he chuckled, the sound was primitive and very alluring

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93. When it came to making love to me, Brandon was primitive, virile yet tender and patient

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94. Yet despite these complications, we live the same basic existence as our so-called primitive ancestors

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95. But what progress? Are you not doing the same things your primitive ancestors were doing for tens of thousands of years? Are you not doing the same things that other animals have been doing for billions of years? You eat, excrete, breed, die, and rot—though you need a million more resources, gadgets, narratives, and ideological systems to complete these same simple tasks

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96. So why even bother with such a fuzzy concept that neither explains nor solves anything? Absolutely useless, primitive, ridiculous—that is the God concept in a nutshell

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97. When Roger arrived in Vallyermo on Thursday evening and saw the rather primitive facilities of the retreat house and the fifty men with whom he was going to spend the wekend, he felt somehow betrayed by his friends and wished he could return home

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98. The fist in her stomach began to open, releasing the most primitive emotion first

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