extinction
Example Sentences
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“Man’s greatest fear — and you’ve probably heard this before — is his fear of extinction,” he said in his farewell news conference.
From Los Angeles Times
He tracks how deeply the transformative ideas of “biological evolution, a godless universe, and planetary extinction” shaped the poet’s imagination.
The reigning Super League champions, who recovered from the brink of extinction in the past 25 years to win the domestic treble, shocked the Australian side in an astonishing first half.
From BBC
Extended drought and growing competition for limited food and water likely pushed them out of Liang Bua and may have ultimately led to their extinction.
From Science Daily
Wells and many others had been, that Christianity, and religious belief itself, lay on the verge of extinction.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
