Used in a Sentence

tribes

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

Editorial note

The web is countless tribes with differing goals, and if your call is to non-action all you're really doing is leaving the future to those that act.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

a series of five science fiction first-person shooter video games released between 1998 and 2024.

Meaning at a glance

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

N

a series of five science fiction first-person shooter video games released between 1998 and 2024.

N

a daily half-hour soap opera that aired briefly on Fox in 1990.

N

a British four-piece indie rock band, based in Camden Town, London, England, that formed in 2010.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for tribes.

N

a series of five science fiction first-person shooter video games released between 1998 and 2024.

N

a daily half-hour soap opera that aired briefly on Fox in 1990.

N

a British four-piece indie rock band, based in Camden Town, London, England, that formed in 2010.

N

a series of role-playing game supplements published by Heathen Thorn Enterprises.

Example sentences

1

The web is countless tribes with differing goals, and if your call is to non-action all you're really doing is leaving the future to those that act.

2

That orcas avoid harming humans has long been a part of the legends of Pacific Northwest tribes.

3

Yesterday, it was 36 states (plus DC, Guam, and a whole bunch of native american tribes).

4

Excuses for forming tribes and abusing outsiders don't really have to make sense, but that doesn't make them any less effective.

5

The founders of the USA were not immigrants, they didn't immigrate to join Indian tribes, they were founders of a country.

6

While it didn't eliminate war, it offered an alternative to straight-out aggression between tribes.

7

There is also some archaeological evidence to suggest that this is one of the reasons humans were able to outcompete Neaderthals - larger tribes.

8

African tribes have warred for millenia, European tribes have warred for millenia, South America, Middle East, Far East pretty much everyone has at some point beaten up their neighbours and not so near neighbours.

9

That land was invaded by Turkish Tribes during 12th century.

10

I'm really curious how pre antique cultures, tribes for instance, dealt with this.

11

I saw lots of examples of both tribes but not much in between.

12

Technology and time removed frontiers, people used to be tribes, then burgs, then kingdoms, nations, USofX.

Quote examples

1

The parent comment already mentions Romans, so you can't count the various Roman tribes collectively known as Germania under "Germany".

2

Not sure how "retro" it is but I played a lot of Tribes 2 and would play it again.

3

So instead, we will end up with a lot of small "tribes", communities formed around shared interests, friendships, etc.

4

Slang is to use words that create "tribes" or sub-cultures, often to create bonds and connections with your peers, and often do not involve significantly new or specific ideas.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use tribes in a sentence?

The web is countless tribes with differing goals, and if your call is to non-action all you're really doing is leaving the future to those that act.

What does tribes mean?

a series of five science fiction first-person shooter video games released between 1998 and 2024.

What part of speech is tribes?

tribes is commonly used as N.