civilization

Example Sentences

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That leads to the breakdown of civilization, a state where only the law of the jungle remains.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

The Inca civilization, based high in the Andes, built the largest Indigenous empire in the Americas before European arrival.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

It is the return of a recurring but never-banished nightmare about one civilization attacking another, driven by blind hatred.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

"These 74 sacred objects are not merely works of art; they are living witnesses to the genius of the Khmer ancestors and the spiritual heart of Khmer civilization," it added.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

She saw signs of another village in the distance—she smelled smoke and saw the faint glow of something like civilization.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu