civilization
Example Sentences
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This new human civilization we’re building here and now: “Will it be human, and will be civilized?” he asks.
From Slate • May 8, 2026
Just like a civilization that had taken peace for granted, the Great Depression revealed the fragility of the entire economic system.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
Drought in key regions may have sparked instability that rippled outward, creating a chain reaction across the entire civilization.
From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026
Our own civilization has sent several technosignatures into the beyond, in the form of spacecraft.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Naturally, the van Daans had much to tell about the week we’d been away from civilization.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
Vocabulary lists containing civilization
We the People: Civ
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Mesopotamia - Introductory
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Aztec, Maya, and Inca Empires - Introductory
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