the Stone Age
noun
: the oldest period in which human beings are known to have existed : the age during which humans made and used stone tools
—often used figuratively to suggest something outmoded
His political ideas are from the Stone Age.
I'm still using a Stone Age computer.
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Crosslike marks don’t appear on objects depicting humans, while dots don’t appear on tools—indicating that the markings must have had some sort of symbolic meaning to the Stone Age humans who made them, Bentz says.
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Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 23 Feb. 2026
Queens of the Stone Age and Mannequin Pussy are the support acts for most of the shows.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2026
In his quest to become a better, stronger, more accomplished pitcher, Rockies Renaissance man Ryan Feltner is going back to the Stone Age.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2026
Ozzy Osbourne and Queens of the Stone Age have been seen in here, but nothing that hard ever takes the gold.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
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Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 23 Feb. 2026
Queens of the Stone Age and Mannequin Pussy are the support acts for most of the shows.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2026
In his quest to become a better, stronger, more accomplished pitcher, Rockies Renaissance man Ryan Feltner is going back to the Stone Age.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2026
Ozzy Osbourne and Queens of the Stone Age have been seen in here, but nothing that hard ever takes the gold.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the Stone Age
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“The Stone Age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Stone%20Age. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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