How to Use primitive in a Sentence

primitive

1 of 2 adjective

• The camp had only a primitive outdoor toilet.
• The technology they used was primitive and outdated.
• Outside, there's a 1.1 mile boardwalk as well as primitive trails through the woods.
  — Sheila Stroup, NOLA.com, 10 June 2017
• A few basic Forest Service campgrounds dot the way, as well as some primitive sites.
  — idahostatesman, 24 May 2016
• Behind him was an aluminum boat and a million square miles of primitive wilderness.
  — Porter Fox, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2016
• This includes some beliefs that might be called primitive.
  — Cincinnati.com, 26 Apr. 2017
• No-fee camping is first-come, first-served and spots are primitive, though a few restroom facilities are scattered along the dirt road that parallels the South Fork.
  — idahostatesman, 24 May 2016
• The large family spent the winter living in primitive campers and cramped containers with makeshift bathrooms and kitchenettes.
  — Elisabetta Povoledo, Alaska Dispatch News, 18 June 2017
• Living out of primitive trailers that are dozens of miles from the nearest town, sheepherders can go weeks without seeing another face.
  — Gabriel Thompson, Longreads, 17 May 2017
• The lake features a boat ramp, fishing pier, restrooms, concessions, bait and tackle and primitive camping.
  — Joe Songer | [e-mail], AL.com, 22 June 2017
• When the seas rushed inland thousands of years ago, human communities were small, primitive and presumably able to move with relative ease.
  — The New York Times, NOLA.com, 22 May 2017
• The renowned dig site, unearthed 25 years ago during a freeway expansion, yielded a wealth of remains from the shaggy, ancient beasts, including bones, tusks, and molars marred by blows from primitive tools.
  — Deborah Sullivan Brennan, sandiegouniontribune.com, 26 Apr. 2017
• In the intervening decades, Echo has never changed its primitive interface.
  — Rosa Inocencio Smith, The Atlantic, 1 May 2017
• The trails are considered beginner-friendly and several primitive campgrounds are available in the area to extend your off-roading adventure.
  — Northwest Motorsport, The Seattle Times, 7 June 2017
• Just what makes bats special is still unclear; there are many competing hypotheses, from a primitive immune system to echolocation creating droplet clouds that help spread viruses.
  — Kai Kupferschmidt, Science | AAAS, 21 June 2017
• Tickets (starting at $30) include primitive camping and parking.
  — Colby Alvino, Sarah Crosland, Courtney Devores, Theoden Janes, Jody MacE, Kathleen Purvis and Helen Schwab, charlotteobserver, 8 June 2017
• As such, the vast majority of cruise ships still rely solely on more primitive means to document cruise ship falls: eyewitness accounts and unmonitored surveillance cameras.
  — Elissa Garay, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 May 2017
• The vast majority of cruise ships still rely solely on more primitive means to document cruise ship falls: eyewitness accounts and unmonitored surveillance cameras.
  — Elissa Garay, CNT, 11 May 2017
• Someday, galactic travelers may land on a green, pristine Earth cleansed of humans, and their historians may research our rather primitive time of carbon emissions and mammalian reproductive activity.
  — John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 7 June 2017
• But the primitive grievance infusing Trump’s expressions toward Europe is unworthy of a barroom political argument, let alone interactions with long-standing if imperfect partners.
  — Charles Lane, The Denver Post, 31 May 2017
• The camp had only a primitive outdoor toilet.
• The technology they used was primitive and outdated.
• Outside, there's a 1.1 mile boardwalk as well as primitive trails through the woods.
  — Sheila Stroup, NOLA.com, 10 June 2017
• A few basic Forest Service campgrounds dot the way, as well as some primitive sites.
  — idahostatesman, 24 May 2016
• Behind him was an aluminum boat and a million square miles of primitive wilderness.
  — Porter Fox, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2016
• This includes some beliefs that might be called primitive.
  — Cincinnati.com, 26 Apr. 2017
• No-fee camping is first-come, first-served and spots are primitive, though a few restroom facilities are scattered along the dirt road that parallels the South Fork.
  — idahostatesman, 24 May 2016
• The large family spent the winter living in primitive campers and cramped containers with makeshift bathrooms and kitchenettes.
  — Elisabetta Povoledo, Alaska Dispatch News, 18 June 2017
• Living out of primitive trailers that are dozens of miles from the nearest town, sheepherders can go weeks without seeing another face.
  — Gabriel Thompson, Longreads, 17 May 2017
• The lake features a boat ramp, fishing pier, restrooms, concessions, bait and tackle and primitive camping.
  — Joe Songer | [e-mail], AL.com, 22 June 2017

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primitive

2 of 2 noun

• The museum is known for its collection of American primitives.
• Their primitives are well-priced and much less picked through than most spots in the city.
  — kansascity, 13 Dec. 2017
• Hand crafted wood items, primitives, applique, crochet, Christmas and home decor, jewelry, florals, baked goods, and more.
  — Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, 15 Oct. 2017
• Since that time, computer scientists have developed a large library of such primitives.
  — Quanta Magazine, 10 Dec. 2012
• The other response is that ancient people were deluded primitives.
  — David Wolpe, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2017
• Later watercolors, decades beyond the din of war, capture black subjects as romanticized primitives amid the burgeoning growth of the Caribbean tourist industry — coral diving here, swigging from a coconut there.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Oct. 2019
• There’s a great selection of Roy Rogers memorabilia and cowboy collectibles along with jewelry and silver, books and postcards, primitives, depression glass, pottery, furniture and lots more.
  — Michelle Newman, San Antonio Express-News, 11 June 2018
• If a devastating cryptographic attack against one of WireGuard's underlying primitives is discovered, a new WireGuard protocol will be devised as a total package.
  — Jim Salter, Ars Technica, 26 Aug. 2018
• Desperately seeking coherence, the author blunders into a binary world-view, divided between civilized softies and pugnacious primitives, wallers and warriors.
  — Felipe Fernández-Armesto, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2018
• Burlington Antique Show The first show of the season boasts over 250 vendors selling antiques, vintage jewelry, retro and vintage furniture, primitives, garden and architectural elements, mid-century collectibles, Americana and memorabilia.
  — Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, 13 Apr. 2018
• Today, conservatism is soiled by scowling primitives whose irritable gestures lack mental ingredients.
  — George F. Will, The Denver Post, 31 May 2017
• Featuring over 200 dealers, the show offers antiques, vintage jewelry, primitives, garden & architectural elements, mid-century collectibles, memorabilia, Americana, one-of-a-kind finds and a large selection of antiques, retro & vintage furniture.
  — Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, 14 July 2019
• Skipping primitive instantiation with config tweaks Developers can optimize ray tracing pipelines by skipping unnecessary primitives.
  — Jim Salter, Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2020
• Over 250 vendors with antiques, vintage jewelry and furniture, primitives, architectural elements, mid-century collectibles, American and memorabilia.
  — Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati.com, 9 Apr. 2018
• Over 250 vendors with antiques, vintage jewelry and furniture, primitives, architectural elements, mid-century collectibles, Americana and memorabilia.
  — Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati.com, 9 July 2018
• The museum is known for its collection of American primitives.
• Their primitives are well-priced and much less picked through than most spots in the city.
  — kansascity, 13 Dec. 2017
• Hand crafted wood items, primitives, applique, crochet, Christmas and home decor, jewelry, florals, baked goods, and more.
  — Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, 15 Oct. 2017
• Since that time, computer scientists have developed a large library of such primitives.
  — Quanta Magazine, 10 Dec. 2012
• The other response is that ancient people were deluded primitives.
  — David Wolpe, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2017
• Later watercolors, decades beyond the din of war, capture black subjects as romanticized primitives amid the burgeoning growth of the Caribbean tourist industry — coral diving here, swigging from a coconut there.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Oct. 2019
• There’s a great selection of Roy Rogers memorabilia and cowboy collectibles along with jewelry and silver, books and postcards, primitives, depression glass, pottery, furniture and lots more.
  — Michelle Newman, San Antonio Express-News, 11 June 2018
• If a devastating cryptographic attack against one of WireGuard's underlying primitives is discovered, a new WireGuard protocol will be devised as a total package.
  — Jim Salter, Ars Technica, 26 Aug. 2018
• Desperately seeking coherence, the author blunders into a binary world-view, divided between civilized softies and pugnacious primitives, wallers and warriors.
  — Felipe Fernández-Armesto, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2018
• Burlington Antique Show The first show of the season boasts over 250 vendors selling antiques, vintage jewelry, retro and vintage furniture, primitives, garden and architectural elements, mid-century collectibles, Americana and memorabilia.
  — Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, 13 Apr. 2018
• Today, conservatism is soiled by scowling primitives whose irritable gestures lack mental ingredients.
  — George F. Will, The Denver Post, 31 May 2017
• Featuring over 200 dealers, the show offers antiques, vintage jewelry, primitives, garden & architectural elements, mid-century collectibles, memorabilia, Americana, one-of-a-kind finds and a large selection of antiques, retro & vintage furniture.
  — Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, 14 July 2019
• Skipping primitive instantiation with config tweaks Developers can optimize ray tracing pipelines by skipping unnecessary primitives.
  — Jim Salter, Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2020
• Over 250 vendors with antiques, vintage jewelry and furniture, primitives, architectural elements, mid-century collectibles, American and memorabilia.
  — Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati.com, 9 Apr. 2018
• Over 250 vendors with antiques, vintage jewelry and furniture, primitives, architectural elements, mid-century collectibles, Americana and memorabilia.
  — Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati.com, 9 July 2018

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