human being

Example Sentences

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"As human beings, it is in our nature to prioritise children. You talk to the overwhelming majority of parents, good parents, they will take bullets for their children," the health secretary said.

From BBC

No matter what combination of control and knowledge we have, Hitchcock knew, human beings are wired to face the future with anxiety.

From The Wall Street Journal

Proof, if any were needed, that the authors of those textbooks are not only economists, but also human beings.

From The Wall Street Journal

During the mass, Leo said Christmas was a feast of "faith, charity and hope" and criticised a "distorted economy" that "leads us to treat human beings as mere merchandise".

From Barron's

Bush said that concept fit right in with “continuing this discussion about how we as human beings have a hard time looking past each other’s differences.”

From Los Angeles Times