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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Fourteen-year-old Carl is easily lost in his books and is deeply curious about the world around him.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 Apr. 2024
Netanyahu has faced criticism from across the world — including from the U.S. government — for Israel's actions in Gaza, where local officials say more than 34,000 people have been killed and aid groups say a famine may be looming.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
People go to college for all sorts of reasons, but one of them is surely to learn about the world and figure out their place in it, including their right to free speech and peaceful assembly.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
Alongside 30 Eggs in 'Unusual' Removal Job On the other side of the world, another beloved zoo also recently announced news about one of its resident hippos.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024
Inside the sleek horizontal cantilever (the world’s longest, of course) are restaurants and bars from a menagerie of global chefs including Tetsuya Wakuda, Anne-Sophie Pic, and Paco Morales.
—Sarah Kahn, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2024
Find her blog at Kay Akpan is the founder of Black Kids Do Travel, an organization that empowers families of color to travel the world, promotes diversity in travel, and bridges the gap.
—Bethany Braun-Silva, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2024
Founded in 2006, Primary Wave Music is one of the world’s leading independent publishers, representing music from the likes of Bob Marley, Prince, Stevie Nicks, James Brown, The Doors, Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, Smokey Robinson, Whitney Houston and many others.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 25 Apr. 2024
After 49 years and over 540 live performances, the world finally got to hear the song as Young originally wrote it.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2024
Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 Apr. 2024
Netanyahu has faced criticism from across the world — including from the U.S. government — for Israel's actions in Gaza, where local officials say more than 34,000 people have been killed and aid groups say a famine may be looming.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
People go to college for all sorts of reasons, but one of them is surely to learn about the world and figure out their place in it, including their right to free speech and peaceful assembly.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
Alongside 30 Eggs in 'Unusual' Removal Job On the other side of the world, another beloved zoo also recently announced news about one of its resident hippos.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024
Inside the sleek horizontal cantilever (the world’s longest, of course) are restaurants and bars from a menagerie of global chefs including Tetsuya Wakuda, Anne-Sophie Pic, and Paco Morales.
—Sarah Kahn, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2024
Find her blog at Kay Akpan is the founder of Black Kids Do Travel, an organization that empowers families of color to travel the world, promotes diversity in travel, and bridges the gap.
—Bethany Braun-Silva, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2024
Founded in 2006, Primary Wave Music is one of the world’s leading independent publishers, representing music from the likes of Bob Marley, Prince, Stevie Nicks, James Brown, The Doors, Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, Smokey Robinson, Whitney Houston and many others.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 25 Apr. 2024
After 49 years and over 540 live performances, the world finally got to hear the song as Young originally wrote it.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2024
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