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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The week’s biggest stories O.J. Simpson dies O.J. Simpson, whose murder trial riveted and divided the world, dies at 76.
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Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
In the coverage of the Hamas–Israel conflict, local Gazan journalists have significantly shaped the narrative consumed by people across the world.
—Eitan Fischberger, National Review, 13 Apr. 2024
The event is held annually for the top U.S. men’s and women’s high school players to play in a showcase against other top players from around the world.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2024
The focus of this new book comes from two or so years of traveling around the world photographing subjects in their homes, but with a very riotous addition to the frame: children.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2024
Exploring the world, players will often uncover bits of political and corporate propaganda that explain the world that was (and is) and see that, even after everything ended in war, the true nature of people has changed very little.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2024
His latest follows Bezuidenhout travel the world in search for the titular ‘World’s Strangest Jobs,’ discovering many, from pet detectives in New York to rental boyfriends in Tokyo.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
Correspondent Conor Knighton explores the history of the company whose eye-catching crystal is renowned around the world.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2024
What the scientists are doing in South Korea will feed into the development of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor in southern France, known as ITER, the world’s biggest tokamak which aims to prove the feasibility of fusion.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024
Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
In the coverage of the Hamas–Israel conflict, local Gazan journalists have significantly shaped the narrative consumed by people across the world.
—Eitan Fischberger, National Review, 13 Apr. 2024
The event is held annually for the top U.S. men’s and women’s high school players to play in a showcase against other top players from around the world.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2024
The focus of this new book comes from two or so years of traveling around the world photographing subjects in their homes, but with a very riotous addition to the frame: children.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2024
Exploring the world, players will often uncover bits of political and corporate propaganda that explain the world that was (and is) and see that, even after everything ended in war, the true nature of people has changed very little.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2024
His latest follows Bezuidenhout travel the world in search for the titular ‘World’s Strangest Jobs,’ discovering many, from pet detectives in New York to rental boyfriends in Tokyo.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
Correspondent Conor Knighton explores the history of the company whose eye-catching crystal is renowned around the world.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2024
What the scientists are doing in South Korea will feed into the development of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor in southern France, known as ITER, the world’s biggest tokamak which aims to prove the feasibility of fusion.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024
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“The world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20world. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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