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
Recent Examples on the Web
In 2023, Chinese investors put $130 billion into nearly 8,000 companies around the world, according to China’s Commerce Ministry.
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Li Yuan, New York Times, 20 May 2024
Our hearts go out to Jon’s family and fans around the world who loved him.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
An album composed both in Morocco and around the world, Swaken successfully completes this process of alchemical defiance.
—Ana Leorne, SPIN, 20 May 2024
The killing of the two girls shook the small Indiana city, and interest in the case spread around the world as the years stretched on before Allen was arrested.
—Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 20 May 2024
Timmons is one of thousands of people from around the world who flock to Tornado Alley to get as close as safety allows to the massive storms that wash across the American countryside from March through June.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
The pooch in question is Pilaf, a purse dog who has stolen hearts around the world in recent weeks, sitting front row with Moore at the Gucci cruise collection runway show and posing for photos on the Croisette.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 20 May 2024
Cigarettes are famous the world over for their sleek lines and streamlined silhouettes.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 May 2024
Based on the French novel La Planète des singes by author Pierre Boulle, which was first published in 1963, the Planet of the Apes franchise is a series of science fiction films about the on-going struggle between man and ape in the future society where apes rule the world and man is subjugated.
—Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 May 2024
Li Yuan, New York Times, 20 May 2024
Our hearts go out to Jon’s family and fans around the world who loved him.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
An album composed both in Morocco and around the world, Swaken successfully completes this process of alchemical defiance.
—Ana Leorne, SPIN, 20 May 2024
The killing of the two girls shook the small Indiana city, and interest in the case spread around the world as the years stretched on before Allen was arrested.
—Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 20 May 2024
Timmons is one of thousands of people from around the world who flock to Tornado Alley to get as close as safety allows to the massive storms that wash across the American countryside from March through June.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
The pooch in question is Pilaf, a purse dog who has stolen hearts around the world in recent weeks, sitting front row with Moore at the Gucci cruise collection runway show and posing for photos on the Croisette.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 20 May 2024
Cigarettes are famous the world over for their sleek lines and streamlined silhouettes.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 May 2024
Based on the French novel La Planète des singes by author Pierre Boulle, which was first published in 1963, the Planet of the Apes franchise is a series of science fiction films about the on-going struggle between man and ape in the future society where apes rule the world and man is subjugated.
—Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 May 2024
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“The world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20world. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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