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

“Antiquarians had no detailed sense of Egyptian history and civilization, either,” Mr. Stuart suggests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

He begins with a chapter on “The Earth in Space and Time,” and 200 pages later delves into Mesopotamian civilization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 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

She saw signs of another village in the distance—she smelled smoke and saw the faint glow of something like civilization.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu