civilization
Example Sentences
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A real strike on civilization as we know it occurred in Silicon Valley, where a new AI super-brain was locked up because it’s too powerful — and unpredictable.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
His words: “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.”
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
In that use of the term, the regions populated by Christians unite as one single and powerful civilization.
From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026
A new message of freedom and redemption, arguably the most liberating event in Western civilization for more than 1,000 years, was the result.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Rome had collapsed, and Western civilization seemed but a shadow of Rome’s past glory.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Vocabulary lists containing civilization
We the People: Civ
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Mesopotamia - Introductory
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Aztec, Maya, and Inca Empires - Introductory
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