the world

noun

: 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.

: 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.

: all that is important : everything

I would give my children the world if I could.

Examples of the world in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And while his rivals have landed serious blows against him, he’s embraced the tabloid-style frenzy at each of those junctures, incorporating them into his narrative identity as an underappreciated lone ranger constantly battling the world. —

TIME, 7 May 2024 And recently cloud seeding has been the subject of international headlines (consider the floods in Dubai, as people clamor over whether cloud seeding is the cause) and, in China, the country’s cloud seeding operation is among the largest in the world. —

Byallie Garfinkle, Fortune, 7 May 2024 Home to 10 million people, Seoul has one of the most expensive housing markets in the world. —

Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024 Rihanna feels like the only girl in the world who’s not at the 2024 Met Gala. —

Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 7 May 2024 The first Monday in May is home to one of the most renowned red carpets in the world but the after-parties don’t fall short of turning the streets of New York City into a runway. —

Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 7 May 2024 Included in the sale is an extremely rare Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime, seen by enthusiasts and collectors as one of the most complicated wristwatches in the world, that originally sold for $2.5 million. —

Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2024 Fourteen-year-old Carl is easily lost in his books and is deeply curious about the world around him. —

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

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