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Example sentences for: century

How can you use “century” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

--Adam Smith, in a letter to a friend who, after the battle of Saratoga, was lamenting that the revolt of the colonies was going to ruin Britain, late 18 th century
A woman dressed in a blue veil or the blue habit of a nun who appeared to help the sick and the afflicted during the seventeenth century.
The title was first adopted by the Gelugpa leader in the 16 th century, and 100 years later the Mongols deemed the position one of spiritual and temporal power.
His most important work was published during the early part of the nineteenth century, 1910–1916, with a series of publications in the Journal of American Folklore.
One scholar from the fourteenth century from whom Bin Ladin selectively quotes, Ibn Taimiyyah, condemned both corrupt rulers and the clerics who failed to criticize them.