go extinct

Example Sentences

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Many Hindu nationalists fear that Hinduism is vulnerable and will go extinct.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

"People have generally found that the smaller a species' range size is, the more likely that species is to go extinct," said Wiens.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

“In South Korea’s food retail market, you go extinct if you’re not quick to change,” says Chae Da-in, who says her obsession with convenience stores is decades old.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025

We have become convinced that giving that up is tantamount to extinction—or maybe it’s just that we’d rather go extinct than have to give it up.

From Slate • May 14, 2025

All the birds go extinct in a fell swoop.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee