manmade
Example Sentences
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“I’m worried that a natural or manmade catastrophe stops the resupply ships coming from Earth, causing the colony to die out,” Musk said on Monday.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 9, 2026
The study is intended to help researchers understand how the manmade breakwater that was built in the 1930s in Santa Monica Bay, often visible during low tide, might hurt water circulation and, therefore, water quality.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2025
That adds extra freight to his reminder that Katrina’s tragedy was entirely manmade — a whirlpool of failed levees, systems and common bloodthirsty inhumanity.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2025
It was inspired by the Global Seed Vault, a seed bank that's located only a few hundred metres away, a repository where crops can be recovered after natural or manmade disasters.
From BBC ● May 8, 2025
Why were some manmade things pleasing and others not?
From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett
