civilization

Example Sentences

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"A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don't want that to happen, but it probably will," Trump had written.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 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

“City” is meant to outlast civilization, like the sandworms of “Dune.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

It is the return of a recurring but never-banished nightmare about one civilization attacking another, driven by blind hatred.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

However, if a hotel or high-rise along the ocean leaves its lights on, the turtles will head toward the brighter light of civilization and never make it to the ocean.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg