extinction
noun
the act of extinguishing.
self-extinction
-
a word derived from
extinction.
Example Sentences
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Before Castle Bravo, almost no one worried about near-term self-extinction.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2023
Long before — spoiler ahead! — shots get fired, the play’s quartet of aspirational Americans have gone down the path of spiritual self-extinction.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2010
For struggling schools unwilling to contemplate self-extinction, slow starvation is the common alternative.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Romantic worship of art, having lost its purpose, heads towards self-extinction.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thy disciples praise utter self-extinction as the highest bliss of Nirvāna.
From The Gospel of Buddha Compiled from Ancient Records by Paul Carus by Carus, Paul
