the Industrial Revolution

noun

: the major social and economic changes that occurred in Britain, Europe, and the U.S. in the late 18th and early 19th centuries when new machinery, new sources of power, and new ways of manufacturing products were developed

Examples of the Industrial Revolution in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Kendall and the study’s co-authors aren’t arguing the Industrial Revolution had less of an impact on human health than experts think. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Nov. 2026

Some say the scale of disruption may be 100 times greater than that of the Industrial Revolution. — Scott Levenson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026

During the Industrial Revolution, it was known as THE place for wool manufacturing. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026

But the Industrial Revolution shifted power to the masses, with democracy, individual rights, and the freedom to innovate. — Christopher Koopman, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for the Industrial Revolution

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