How to Use the world in a Sentence

the world

noun
Definition of the worldnext
  • Since then, the method has caught fire across the world.
    — Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The premise is an emissions-free city that can sail around the world.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 24 June 2024
  • Matthew brought so much joy to the world, both as an actor and a friend.
    — Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Venezuela is one of the countries in the world with the most refugees in other countries.
    — E.r. Pulgar, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2024
  • The lineup, so far, features 149 artists from around the world.
    — Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2023
  • There are millions of entrepreneurs in the world right now.
    — Somdutta Singh, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
  • One way to do this is by connecting with the world around you.
    — Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 15 Oct. 2024
  • You might be markedly puzzled as to what in the world this has to do with AI.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Today is a win for women all over the world, not just me.
    — Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Rihanna feels like the only girl in the world who’s not at the 2024 Met Gala.
    — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 7 May 2024
  • Both Nicky and Tessa brought two boys into the world in 2022.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 9 Dec. 2023
  • And the world said goodbye to actress and model Raquel Welch, who died at the age of 82.
    — Camille C. Knox, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Our hearts go out to Jon’s family and fans around the world who loved him.
    — Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
  • The hostage crisis has roiled Israel and stunned people around the world.
    — Richard Engel, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2023
  • And everybody in this gym has all the confidence in the world in him.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
  • But the point at which the world first steps over the 1.5 degree threshold could be much sooner.
    — Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Achieve Tahoe has one of a handful of TetraSkis in the world, Gardiner says.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2023
  • For over two hundred years he has been known as the world’s greatest lover.
    — Gaile Robinson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Elsewhere around the world, the new changes will take place in January 2025.
    — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 17 Sep. 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
  • Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour has brought a flood of fans and attendees to venues around the world.
    — Chelsea Hylton, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2023
  • The film's soundtrack album sold 32 million copies around the world.
    — Shania Russell, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2024
  • Scientists have found the world’s largest deep-sea coral reef off the eastern coast of the United States.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 18 Jan. 2024
  • But all the data and transparency in the world won’t mean much if viewers don’t buy it.
    — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
  • For the people of Nagorno-Karabakh, there is also anger at being ignored by the world.
    — Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2023
  • The list of the world’s happiest countries no longer includes any of the world’s largest countries.
    — Jon Haworth, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Those signals are logged by receivers all over the world’s oceans to track a shark’s long-term movements.
    — Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Prime Video said Wednesday that the new movie was its top film around the world over its debut weekend.
    — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The pair married the following year in Hawaii and now travel the world with their three children.
    — Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
  • China, the second largest market for luxury goods in the world, has begun to pull back on handbag purchases.
    — Garth Friesen, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024

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