How to Use global in a Sentence

global

adjective
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  • The program allows users to do global searches through all the available data.
  • English is becoming a global language.
  • Seven of the top 10 global tech firms are U.S. companies; the EU boasts not one in the top 10.
    — Jessica Melugin, Washington Examiner, 2 June 2023
  • Some 70% of the world’s cobalt production and over 51% of global reserves are found in DRC.
    — By Conrad Onyango, Quartz, 1 June 2023
  • Then Covid happened and the global supply chain shut down.
    — Tim Stevens, WIRED, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Saint Laurent announced Rosé as the brand's global face in 2020.
    — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 18 May 2023
  • The reality for global banks is that Hong Kong is hard to replace.
    — TIME, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The melting of glaciers is responsible for more than a fifth of global sea level rise.
    — Evan Bush, NBC News, 22 June 2023
  • And because the tanker is near key shipping lanes, even global trade could be affected.
    — Vivian Nereim, New York Times, 30 May 2023
  • The theatrical event marked Beyoncé’s global launch of her film on the big screen.
    — Jaelani Turner-Williams, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2023
  • If the plans are achieved, India would account for a quarter of global iPhone production and take further share toward the end of the decade.
    — Rajesh Roy, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Customers flocked to the online commerce site amid global lockdowns.
    — Haleluya Hadero, oregonlive, 13 June 2023
  • Spain, the source of half the world’s olive oil supply and the global price setter, in May reported a drop in production of 48 percent compared with last year.
    — Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Kanye West’s style regression feels like a seismic shift in the global streetwear industry.
    — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 19 Dec. 2023
  • What started as a short fling to ride out a global pandemic became something more.
    — Alyssa Brandt, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Though not as well known as Stewart at the time, Noah made the chair his own with his sharp grasp of culture and global politics mixed with his distinct humor.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 30 July 2023
  • He was left in a coma for 10 days but is now the global head of security for AstraZeneca, according to the Daily Mail.
    — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 18 May 2023
  • This greenhouse gas traps heat on the planet which, in turn, causes global temperatures to rise.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2023
  • The government could further cheapen the yuan by selling it on global markets.
    — David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2023
  • July has been so hot that scientists announced a global heat record even before the month ended.
    — Michael Phillis, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2023
  • The president’s fatal conceit in dealing with global threats is one against which NR has railed since its founding.
    — Noah Rothman, National Review, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Also: Global warming doesn’t seem to be much of a concern anymore, and America seems to be calling the global shots.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Last October, the global lender also found that progress on reducing extreme poverty had come to a halt.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN, 18 July 2023
  • The global average sea surface temperature reached a record high in March 2023 — and has stayed there ever since.
    — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 15 Sep. 2023
  • In the heart of the Atlantic Ocean, the Canary Islands is rapidly becoming a global animation force.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 13 June 2023
  • That Benton’s Bacon Old Fashioned was a huge hit, and a modern cocktail technique went global.
    — Jenny Adams, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2023
  • The Italian group has become a global sensation — by giving Gen Z a taste of a genre that might have already taken its final breath.
    — Audra D. S. Burch Emily Bazelon Teju Cole Dan Brooks David Marchese Yotam Ottolenghi Ismail Muhammad Craig Seymour Anne Boyer John Hodgman, New York Times, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Polman impresses me with his knowledge of what COP is about: striking a global climate deal.
    — Peter Vanham, Fortune, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Ukraine is one of the world’s major grain producers, and its exports play a vital role in global food security.
    — Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Traveling has helped me to see myself as a global citizen and not just as an American.
    — Juliet Pennington, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2023

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