human being

Example Sentences

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"I have lost all motivation for anything," she says, "besides trying to raise a decent human being in this messed up world."

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

And to me, watching somebody like that, who can do the broadest physical comedy, but at the same time be oddly a human being and somebody that you relate to.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

His thinking begins instead with three separate givens: God, world, human being.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

The 20-minute film follows a duo who form an unlikely friendship and is a delightful meditation on the importance of connecting with another human being.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

Heaven was the blue vault on high, but it acted in some ways as a human being would.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton