Example sentences for: malthus

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

  • As early as 1806 the word was used with apparent sexual signification by Thomas Malthus, the parson and economist who is remembered for his Essay on the Principle of Population: “An illicit intercourse between the sexes.”

  • Carlyle was inspired, if that's the word, by the writings of Thomas Malthus, who predicted that population growth would always outpace economic growth, keeping most people in perpetual poverty.


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