How to Use extinction in a Sentence

extinction

noun

• Mass extinctions of prehistoric animals are known to have occurred.
• But, other species remain on the brink of extinction in the U.S. and around the globe.
  — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
• With six current members set to leave for the Big 12 and Big Ten, the Pac-12 is suddenly on the verge of extinction.
  — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2023
• In fact, towns along the Volga River that once thrived because of the caviar trade are collapsing in the wake of the near extinction of the species.
  — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 19 Oct. 2023
• The Alaska Department of Fish and Game said that none of the state’s runs are facing extinction.
  — Julia O’Malley, New York Times, 19 July 2023
• For decades, the demand was so high that these fish were harvested to the brink of extinction in Europe.
  — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 19 Oct. 2023
• For the first time, scientists have photographed a large, elusive rat that’s on the brink of extinction.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Nov. 2023
• In the late 1800s, great egrets were hunted nearly to extinction because their plumes were prized for ladies’ hats.
  — Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023
• But neither of them ever expected to see a whale on the brink of extinction.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2023
• So just like that, because of a single wedding present an entire species was pushed to the brink of extinction.
  — Sam Sacks, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2023
• The scale of the threat is staggering, with over one-third of shark and ray species facing extinction due to overfishing alone.
  — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
• Valued for their dense, soft fur, they were once hunted to near extinction.
  — WIRED, 15 July 2023
• Shark-fishing competitions boomed in the movie's wake and few people cared that many species were pushed close to the brink of extinction.
  — The Week Staff, The Week, 19 Aug. 2023
• An entire culture – my culture – is on the brink of extinction.
  — Journal Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
• And now these miniature Key deer are protected, having been saved from the brink of extinction.
  — Tracey Minkin, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2023
• Conservation Concerns Wood ducks were once thought to be on the verge of extinction.
  — Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 15 Feb. 2024
• In Hawaii, known as a bird extinction capital of the world, cats are the most devastating predators of wildlife.
  — Sachi Mulkey, WIRED, 23 Mar. 2024
• How Did Mammals Evolve? Between each extinction, mammals evolved new forms and some not-so-new ones.
  — Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2023
• The gas mower may be headed for extinction, many experts say.
  — Kate Morgan, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2023
• So, what do these results suggest for the extinction debate?
  — Christopher R. Moore, Fortune, 17 June 2023
• Reindeer, while native to Britain, had not been seen there since the 12th century, when they were hunted to extinction.
  — Naï Zakharia, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2023
• That habitat expansion has driven many of Hawaii’s songbirds to the brink of extinction.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Aug. 2023
• But the show was on the brink of extinction two years ago when its longtime sponsor withdrew its funding, according to host Hillary Howard.
  — Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 10 May 2023
• Elsewhere in Asia, experts say, these species – prized for their use in Chinese medicine and as exotic pets – have been hunted to the brink of extinction.
  — Chris Lau, CNN, 29 Apr. 2023
• Scientists have named climate change as the main cause of only a few extinctions worldwide.
  — Robert Kunzig, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2023
• One in four bee species in North America is at risk of extinction, partly because of habitat loss.
  — Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2023
• The revered creature was on the verge of extinction, and this docuseries tells the story of how the buffalo nearly vanished forever.
  — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Oct. 2023
• The Nature study reported at least half of the world's shark species are threatened by extinction, including the oceanic whitetip.
  — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 1 May 2023
• Rapid molting may have hid itself in the fossil record after driving many species to extinction.
  — Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 11 July 2023
• In Britain, the great crested grebe was driven to near extinction, hunted for its head feathers, which stand out like a halo when breeding.
  — Mary Jo Dilonardo, Treehugger, 25 May 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024