the world
noun
1
: the earth and all the people and things on it
He is famous throughout the world.
They sailed around the world.
The product is shipped halfway around/across the world.
The island was cut off from the rest of the world.
They want to see/travel the world.
2
: the people in the world
She felt that the world was against her.
They announced their discovery to the world.
The world watched as he attempted to break the Olympic record.
She felt the eyes of the world watching her.
3
: all that is important : everything
I would give my children the world if I could.
Examples of the world in a Sentence
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Based on the French novel La Planète des singes by author Pierre Boulle, which was first published in 1963, the Planet of the Apes franchise is a series of science fiction films about the on-going struggle between man and ape in the future society where apes rule the world and man is subjugated.
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Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 May 2024
To heal the world and really embrace and enhance the mental health of the industry is my mission.
—Dan Rys, Billboard, 8 May 2024
In the 1950s, Milwaukee was the king of the beer world, with the world's largest brewery — Schlitz — and four of the largest breweries in the United States.
—Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2024
With its relatively small population — just 27 million — Australia now has the world’s fourth-highest per capita contributions to a pension system, and almost 80 percent of its work force is covered.
—Michael Steinberger Malcolm Hillgartner Tanya Pérez Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 8 May 2024
As the biggest exhibitor in the world, AMC Theatres certainly felt the lack of franchise movies and tentpole films as the year kicked off, but the company still managed to beat projections with its quarterly earnings.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 8 May 2024
And rabies remains one of the deadliest diseases that can be transmitted from animals to humans around the world.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 8 May 2024
And while his rivals have landed serious blows against him, he’s embraced the tabloid-style frenzy at each of those junctures, incorporating them into his narrative identity as an underappreciated lone ranger constantly battling the world.
—TIME, 7 May 2024
And recently cloud seeding has been the subject of international headlines (consider the floods in Dubai, as people clamor over whether cloud seeding is the cause) and, in China, the country’s cloud seeding operation is among the largest in the world.
—Byallie Garfinkle, Fortune, 7 May 2024
Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 May 2024
To heal the world and really embrace and enhance the mental health of the industry is my mission.
—Dan Rys, Billboard, 8 May 2024
In the 1950s, Milwaukee was the king of the beer world, with the world's largest brewery — Schlitz — and four of the largest breweries in the United States.
—Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2024
With its relatively small population — just 27 million — Australia now has the world’s fourth-highest per capita contributions to a pension system, and almost 80 percent of its work force is covered.
—Michael Steinberger Malcolm Hillgartner Tanya Pérez Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 8 May 2024
As the biggest exhibitor in the world, AMC Theatres certainly felt the lack of franchise movies and tentpole films as the year kicked off, but the company still managed to beat projections with its quarterly earnings.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 8 May 2024
And rabies remains one of the deadliest diseases that can be transmitted from animals to humans around the world.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 8 May 2024
And while his rivals have landed serious blows against him, he’s embraced the tabloid-style frenzy at each of those junctures, incorporating them into his narrative identity as an underappreciated lone ranger constantly battling the world.
—TIME, 7 May 2024
And recently cloud seeding has been the subject of international headlines (consider the floods in Dubai, as people clamor over whether cloud seeding is the cause) and, in China, the country’s cloud seeding operation is among the largest in the world.
—Byallie Garfinkle, Fortune, 7 May 2024
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“The world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20world. Accessed 12 May. 2024.
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