modernity
Example Sentences
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“The Powerful Primate” becomes important when the author departs prehistory for modernity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
Ivorians need to put African heritage first and stop trying to "catch up with Western modernity", he added.
From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026
When asked about it at a press briefing earlier this month, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said a "unique blend of history and modernity" is making China increasingly appealing to foreigners.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
They were proof of a society comfortable with exchange, expression and modernity.
From Salon • Jan. 22, 2026
In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries gunpowder, printing and the compass were the three inventions of modernity most frequently cited to prove the superiority of the moderns to the ancients.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
