CENSUS in a Sentence

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Example sentences for CENSUS, such as:

1. A question on ethnic origin was included in the census.
2. Though nominally included in the census of Christendom, he was still an alien to it.
3. It was about this epoch that Enjolras, in view of a possible catastrophe, instituted a kind of mysterious census.
4. Most birds are still sleeping at that time, but nocturnal avian populations cannot be overlooked in the annual bird census.
5. Immigration, which census figures show declined sharply from the Depression through the 1960s, reached a historic low point this year.

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 Meanings and Examples of CENSUS
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
census
 n.  official examination of the details of a country's population
Classic Sentence:
1  Though nominally included in the census of Christendom, he was still an alien to it.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 34. The Cabin-Table.
2  It was about this epoch that Enjolras, in view of a possible catastrophe, instituted a kind of mysterious census.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER VI—ENJOLRAS AND HIS LIEUTENANTS
Example Sentence:
1  There's been no census since the war began, but it's clear a huge proportion of Sri Lankan Tamils have been uprooted from their homes by this conflict.
2  Immigration, which census figures show declined sharply from the Depression through the 1960s, reached a historic low point this year.
3  Most birds are still sleeping at that time, but nocturnal avian populations cannot be overlooked in the annual bird census.
4  A question on ethnic origin was included in the census.