Explore Civilisation through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like civilization or society. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Civilisation in a sentence
Related words
Civilisation meaning
UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Hong Kong, and Commonwealth spelling of civilization.
Synonyms of Civilisation
Using Civilisation
- The main meaning on this page is: UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Hong Kong, and Commonwealth spelling of civilization.
- Useful related words include: civilization, society, social process, culture.
- In the example corpus, civilisation often appears in combinations such as: of civilisation, civilisation and, western civilisation.
Context around Civilisation
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 7 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Civilisation
- In this selection, "civilisation" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, indus, valley, western, appear, may and flourished stand out and add context to how "civilisation" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include indus valley civilisation did not and all of civilisation these are. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "civilisation" sits close to words such as abd, affectionate and aiden, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with civilisation
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He said: "The western civilisation is a civilisation without morals. (10 words)
The civilisation of Sudan has been laid waste due to bad leadership. (12 words)
Each civilisation has left a legacy for the latest wave of infiltrators, travellers. (13 words)
From the town planning of the Indus Civilisation to the Mauryan pillars and stupas, from the magnificent temples built by the Cholas to the reservoirs and large dams, India’s ingenuity amazed travellers from all over the world. (38 words)
Wollstonecraft, Vindications, 177. In fact, not only do they do harm to themselves but they also do harm to all of civilisation: these are not women who can refine civilisation – these are women who will destroy it. (37 words)
I happened to come across the live broadcast quite by chance and, as usual, was riveted by her candour, relevance and fervour as she discussed the state of West Indies cricket in the context of Caribbean civilisation. (37 words)
When every other ancient civilisation has been lost to either proselytising groups or to communism, what is it about the Sanatan Dharma that it has kept the Indian civilisation going? (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
When every other ancient civilisation has been lost to either proselytising groups or to communism, what is it about the Sanatan Dharma that it has kept the Indian civilisation going?
He said: "The western civilisation is a civilisation without morals.
However, the Indus Valley Civilisation did not disappear suddenly, and many elements of the Indus Civilisation appear in later cultures.
However, the Indus Valley Civilisation did not disappear suddenly, and some elements of the Indus Civilisation may have survived, especially in the smaller villages and isolated farms.
The Mature Indus civilisation flourished from about 2600 to 1900 BCE, marking the beginning of urban civilisation on the subcontinent.
Those who objected to the Culture's subsequent militarisation broke off from the meta-civilisation, forming their own separate civilisation; a hallmark of the Culture is its ambiguity.
Wollstonecraft, Vindications, 177. In fact, not only do they do harm to themselves but they also do harm to all of civilisation: these are not women who can refine civilisation – these are women who will destroy it.
Against the edge-of-civilisation backdrop of the Florida Keys, Kyle Chandler plays the local detective and favourite son of a well-to-do family.
Archaeological findings from the Indus Valley Civilisation, especially the terracotta figurines from Mohenjo Daro and Harappa, depict a garment resembling the sari draped in a style akin to the modern Nivi drape.
Covid was the first true pandemic to happen to Western Civilisation when almost the entire population is not used to death.
Each civilisation has left a legacy for the latest wave of infiltrators, travellers.
From the town planning of the Indus Civilisation to the Mauryan pillars and stupas, from the magnificent temples built by the Cholas to the reservoirs and large dams, India’s ingenuity amazed travellers from all over the world.
He goes on to discuss the difference between being a ‘functional’ single adult in society and an adult raising the next generation – a far more important endeavour for the future of civilisation.
I happened to come across the live broadcast quite by chance and, as usual, was riveted by her candour, relevance and fervour as she discussed the state of West Indies cricket in the context of Caribbean civilisation.
In its pursuit of this madness, America is discarding one of civilisation’s greatest achievements.
It is one of the five known townships of the Harappan civilisation in the Indian subcontinent.
No written records of this civilisation have been discovered, but its ancient burial grounds have yielded bronze figurines that shed some light on their mythological and religious identity.
The civilisation of Sudan has been laid waste due to bad leadership.
The later books in the series continue to follow Theodore’s quest to save the alien civilisation from their enemy and protect the human race.
The mass media also explore the person’s civilisation in the global arena.
Common combinations with civilisation
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of civilisation 28×
- civilisation and 15×
- western civilisation 9×
- civilisation is 9×
- civilisation to 9×
- valley civilisation 8×
- civilisation in 8×
- civilisation of 8×
- and civilisation 8×
- human civilisation 7×