Sentence examples for the only civilization from inspiring English sources

But Europe's is the only civilization in the whole of history that voluntarily abolished chattel slavery.

The Spanish is the only Civilization that can upgrade the Pikeman beyond Veteran status.

"If we are the only civilization in cosmic history, then that what we calculated is the actual probability nature has set.

It is a story, in the end, that only civilization can tell, one in which, however miraculously, calamity is alchemized into a kind of beauty.

It seems implausible that human beings represent the only advanced civilization in the universe (if I may flatter us by calling us advanced).

I did as he wished, thus ending what must count as the briefest friendship in Western civilization (though the only thing civilized about this particular transaction was my equanimity in the face of Manichaean politics).

Tiny red dairy barns and silos were the only signs of civilization emerging through the trees in the valley below.

Birds sing, knobby tires crunch, and the only sound of civilization is the distant grinding of gears from faraway 18-wheelers.

Ada's mother (Sean Young) may be a filthy-minded drag, but Ada is a confused kid who has the misfortune of being in a repressive cult where the only contact with civilization is through moonshine deliveries to a pharmacist.

" 'Wonder Woman' was conceived by Dr. Marston to set up a standard among children and young people of strong, free, courageous womanhood; and to combat the idea that women are inferior to men," a press release explained, because "the only hope for civilization is the greater freedom, development and equality of women".

It is the only sign of civilization in the work no shoes, clothes, or bath houses are visible.