period of existence
Example Sentences
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Neanderthals enjoyed a long period of existence between about 400,000 and 70,000 years ago, spreading from Africa to the Middle East and Europe.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
The batrachians are low down in the scale of nature, but they have a determinate period of existence, as do all other forms of life.
From Life: Its True Genesis by R. W. Wright
The present period of existence was not allotted for its fulfilment.
From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 by John Roby
At any period of existence, four years is a span of time to be reckoned with.
From The Gambler A Novel by Katherine Cecil Thurston
Everything he saw related to a past period of existence.
From The Ghost of Guir House by Charles Willing Beale
