Explore Dobzhansky through 5 example sentences from English. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Dobzhansky in a sentence
Context around Dobzhansky
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dobzhansky
- In this selection, "dobzhansky" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, america, school, theodosius, immigrated, collected and agree stand out and add context to how "dobzhansky" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include america dobzhansky immigrated to and dobzhansky s work. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dobzhansky" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dobzhansky
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At high school, Dobzhansky collected butterflies and decided to become a biologist. (12 words)
Dobzhansky's work was instrumental in spreading the idea that it is through mutations in genes that natural selection takes place. (21 words)
America Dobzhansky immigrated to the United States in 1927 on a scholarship from the International Education Board of the Rockefeller Foundation to work and study in the United States. (29 words)
In short, Livingstone and Dobzhansky agree that there are genetic differences among human beings; they also agree that the use of the race concept to classify people, and how the race concept is used, is a matter of social convention. (40 words)
He wanted to attract the best people to the Division at Caltech, so he took Bridges, Sturtevant, Jack Shultz and Albert Tyler from Columbia and took on Theodosius Dobzhansky as an international research fellow. (34 words)
America Dobzhansky immigrated to the United States in 1927 on a scholarship from the International Education Board of the Rockefeller Foundation to work and study in the United States. (29 words)
Example sentences (5)
America Dobzhansky immigrated to the United States in 1927 on a scholarship from the International Education Board of the Rockefeller Foundation to work and study in the United States.
At high school, Dobzhansky collected butterflies and decided to become a biologist.
Dobzhansky's work was instrumental in spreading the idea that it is through mutations in genes that natural selection takes place.
He wanted to attract the best people to the Division at Caltech, so he took Bridges, Sturtevant, Jack Shultz and Albert Tyler from Columbia and took on Theodosius Dobzhansky as an international research fellow.
In short, Livingstone and Dobzhansky agree that there are genetic differences among human beings; they also agree that the use of the race concept to classify people, and how the race concept is used, is a matter of social convention.