Sample sentences for HOMOGENEOUS

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Definition

consisting of elements that are all of the same or similar kind

They are a close-knit homogeneous group.

homogeneous = consisting of elements that are all of the same or similar kind

Many worry that large companies are destroying individual cultures and creating a homogeneous world devoid of local flavor and interest.
It is ironic that while increased travel has made the world's people more homogeneous, it has made communities less so.
Scientists believe that all dogs arose from a fairly homogeneous population of wolves about 10,000 years ago.
Homogenized milk is named as such because it is processed so its cream stays mixed throughout the milk, rather than being left to settle at the top; i.e., there is one type of milk left instead of two.

(editor's note: The suffix "-ive" converts a word to a verb. This is the same pattern you see in words like apologize, theorize, and dramatize.)

They thrilled at discovering regional variations in art which they found a refreshing change from the homogeneous mainstream.
the current pastor, said a multinational congregation presents all sorts of problems that a more homogenous church would not.
Warren St. John -- Outcasts United

homogenous = consisting of elements that are all of the same or similar kind

The pristine campus and well-dressed kids had stunned me on my first visit—the Bronx was not the homogenous ghetto I thought it was.
Wes Moore -- The Other Wes Moore

homogenous = consisting of elements that are all of the same

The uniform pounding of feet in my ears and the homogeneity of the people around me makes me believe that I could choose this.
Veronica Roth -- Divergent

homogeneity = similarity (all of the same kind)

Even at the conference in Princeton, which was a highly homogenous group of people of similar age, education, and income — who were all, with a few exceptions, in the same profession — the range was enormous.
Malcolm Gladwell -- The Tipping Point

homogenous = consisting of elements that are all of the same or similar kind

But what could they know of all this while they drifted so gently day by day in what they thought was a limitless and homogeneous ocean?
Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan -- The Poison Belt
It was a homogenous group; nobody was much different from anyone else.
Fourier described "dimensional homogeneity" as prohibiting the addition or subtraction of terms that have different dimension. For example, ft./sec. cannot be added to lbs./ft.
Life became homogeneous again, instead of being made up of detached fragments.
Montgomery, Lucy Maud -- Anne of The Island
From one end to the other, it was homogeneous and compact.
Hugo, Victor -- Notre-Dame de Paris
And I am more and more convinced that it will be possible to demonstrate the homogeneous origin of all the tissues.
Eliot, George -- Middlemarch
The ancient art of Mesopotamia is homogeneous in style.
I found them a merry sight, the kind of homogeneous presence that makes people smile at airports.
Don DeLillo -- White Noise
It tears down its history with wrecking balls, and builds something bland and homogenized in its place.
Rick Bragg -- All Over but the Shoutin'

(editor's note: The suffix "-ive" converts a word to a verb. This is the same pattern you see in words like apologize, theorize, and dramatize.)

Homogeneous grouping may be the prime suspect.
Ron Suskind -- A Hope in the Unseen

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