civilization
Example Sentences
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After a comet devastates most of civilization in the first movie, Gerard Butler returns to lead an especially hardy family of survivors into a bold new future.
From Los Angeles Times
It was the first sign of civilization they’d seen since tangling with Momma Bear, and they excitedly picked up their pace.
From Literature
It doesn’t help that civilization seems determined to cut them off from the desert’s wonders.
From Los Angeles Times
By the end, I had a better understanding of the people building the technology with the power to transform civilization than I did 84 minutes earlier.
It’s been so long since civilization collapsed that Sir Lord Jimmy’s followers will believe anything, even his tales about being the son of the Devil, whom he calls “Old Nick.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
