Example sentences for: thrived

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

  • The yeoman, or statesman, economy thrived for some 300 years, but with the rise in automation brought by the Industrial Revolution in the late 18th century, the demand for hand-crafted goods such as cloth plummeted — machine-produced goods were more plentiful and considerably less expensive.

  • Though European in origin, conspiracism has thrived in the United States.

  • In the 19 th century, Buchanan argues, presidents obeyed, and the nation thrived.

  • "Natural gardening" is a strictly regional affair, done with those plants that thrived in a particular area--around say, Des Moines or Dubuque--before the fall of man.

  • In Melaka and throughout the peninsula, Islam thrived as a strong, male-dominated religion of individuality, offering dynamic leadership and preaching brotherhood and self-reliance — all qualities ideally suited to the coastal trade.


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