civilization
Example Sentences
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In Egypt, then in Roman hands, this meant a ban on pagan rituals and the end, in effect, of Ancient Egyptian civilization.
The relationship between civilization and energy is the subject of “The Powerful Primate,” by Roland Ennos, a visiting professor of biological sciences at the University of Hull in England.
“It’s time I stopped being so selfish. Maybe we should go back to civilization so you can have a normal life.”
From Literature
Scientists at Columbia University working with Breakthrough Listen, a research initiative focused on searching for signs of civilizations beyond Earth, have reported new findings from the Breakthrough Listen Galactic Center Survey.
From Science Daily
“What are we? Humans? Or animals? Or savages? What’s grown-ups going to think?” cries Piggy, the book’s preteen standard-bearer for logic and civilization.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
