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dinosaurs

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for dinosaurs.

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The reality is that larger companies tend to become dinosaurs, too big to adapt, and fade away.

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Quick take

an American family sitcom television series that aired on ABC from April 26, 1991 to July 20, 1994.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of dinosaurs gathered in one view.

N

an American family sitcom television series that aired on ABC from April 26, 1991 to July 20, 1994.

N

Dinosaurs, formed in 1982, was an American, Bay Area-based supergroup, that emerged from the psychedelic music era of San Francisco.

N

"Dinosaurs" is a science fiction novelette by American writer Walter Jon Williams.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for dinosaurs.

N

an American family sitcom television series that aired on ABC from April 26, 1991 to July 20, 1994.

N

Dinosaurs, formed in 1982, was an American, Bay Area-based supergroup, that emerged from the psychedelic music era of San Francisco.

N

"Dinosaurs" is a science fiction novelette by American writer Walter Jon Williams.

N

an anthology of science fiction short works edited by Martin H. Greenberg.

Example sentences

1

The reality is that larger companies tend to become dinosaurs, too big to adapt, and fade away.

2

Goldman Sachs and many such large corporation, including the US Government, are led by a bunch of dinosaurs.

3

Well at least he diverted him away from dinosaurs, otherwise Jurassic Park might have been a documentary!

4

Introduce yourself (hi, i'm dinosaurs, what's your name?) Don't make a big deal out of it, just go for it.

5

Some will probably leave, but then, they're dinosaurs anyway, and why would you want an investor who just doesn't get it?

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In ten years some other language will get the right language, and the things you're talking about will be for dinosaurs.

7

Manned combat aircraft are becoming dinosaurs for much the same reasons as battleships did.

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I used to ridicule Eurosceptics, seeing them as dinosaurs who are on the wrong side of history.

9

I think it's a losing battle and my side is going the way of the dinosaurs.

10

From their interviews, if you like space exploration or combat or walking with dinosaurs or any number of other things, then this game has them.

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You'd think the human race would learn from the dinosaurs?

12

Compare that to waste generated from burning dead dinosaurs - its storage is not a problem only because it's dumped into the atmosphere to poison everyone.

Quote examples

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This guy was a friend of Wolfram's mother who asked for help because 8 year old Stephen was "bored with dinosaurs" and wanted something else to think about.

2

Certainly wasn't my intention to engage in paleophilia (which unfortunately means sexual attraction to dinosaurs according to Urban Dictionary; I'm talking about the unreasoned assumption that anything humans experienced pre-civilization must be more "natural" and thus beneficial).

3

> “Print-based organisations were told they needed to evolve, and stop being such dinosaurs, because the web was where it was at…Why should web advertisers be immune from evolutionary or revolutionary change in user habits?

Proper noun examples

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Dinosaurs like the Iguanadon were alive ~125mya, which means that the impressive thing when looking at a fossil is not that it's old, it's that it came from the other side of the galaxy.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use dinosaurs in a sentence?

The reality is that larger companies tend to become dinosaurs, too big to adapt, and fade away.

What does dinosaurs mean?

an American family sitcom television series that aired on ABC from April 26, 1991 to July 20, 1994.

What part of speech is dinosaurs?

dinosaurs is commonly used as N.