8 sentences with 'etc'
Example sentences and phrases with the word etc and other words derived from it.
• « Sulphanilamide is a drug effective against meningococci, streptococci, etc., which has been almost completely abandoned due to its high toxicity. »
• « There is much evidence (e.g. in ancient art, archaeological discoveries of ancient settlements, etc.) that Mesopotamia was once a grassland that could support both large herds of animals and abundant crops. »
• « Greek gods and myths were shared by the Romans, and only the names of the gods were changed (e.g. Zeus became Jupiter, Aphrodite became Venus, Hades became Pluto, etc.). »
• « Instead, just as numerous as the legions were the auxiliaries: Roman subjects (e.g. Celts, North Africans, Syrians, etc.) who nevertheless served the empire. The auxiliaries were divided into infantry cohorts and cavalry alae ("wings"). »
• « Traditional Roman public buildings, including forums, theatres, baths, etc., were often neglected in favour of Christian churches, and many temples to the Roman gods and other public buildings were reused as churches. »
• « In other words, the whole intellectual world of Greek and Roman philosophy, literature, science, etc. did not necessarily relate to the Church's primary task of saving souls. »
• « There was a vast Greco-Roman literature describing government, science, engineering, etc., all of which were needed in the new Christian Empire. A kind of uneasy balance was struck between the study of classical learning, especially things like rhetoric, while warning of the spiritual danger of being seduced by its non-Christian messages. »
• « All sorts of "pagan" practices, words and traditions survive today because of the crossover between Christianity and ancient pagan practices, including the names of the days of the week in English (Wednesday is Odin's or Wotan's day, Thursday is Thor's day, etc.) and the very word "Easter", from the Norse goddess of spring and fertility called Eostre. »