Sentence examples for the extinction of from inspiring English sources

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by the extinction of

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The phrase "the extinction of" is correct and can be used in written English.
This phrase is usually used to discuss a species or group of species that has gone extinct or is close to extinction. For example, "The extinction of the dodo threatened the fragile ecosystem of Mauritius."

Dictionary

the extinction of

noun

The action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation.

synonyms

defunctness

extermination

experimental extinction

extinguishing

quenching

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No one champions the extinction of deer.

The New York Times

Matthiessen writes bitterly about the extinction of species.

The New York Times - Books

It will be the extinction of a race.

The Guardian - Sport

REMEMBER the riddle about the extinction of the dinosaurs?

The New York Times

In 2006 he famously declared the "extinction" of the Arabs.

The Economist

REFLECTIONS about the extinction of humanity by a nuclear holocaust.

The New Yorker

The extinction of the conodont animal remains an unsolved mystery.

Encyclopedia Britannica

The harlequin ladybird has not caused the extinction of any species in Britain so far.

The Guardian - Opinion

Are we heading towards the extinction of the umpire as we know it?

The Guardian - Sport

The extinction of wild elephants will have severe repercussions on entire ecosystems".

The Guardian

Would the extinction of the pupfish be too great a price?

The New Yorker

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