- plural of human being.
human beings
Example Sentences
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“They’re what human beings might have been had we returned to the sea,” as one researcher puts it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
"We always have the possibility that there's going to be a mistake made when human beings are involved in executions," said Robin Maher, the executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
"Why is it that human beings don't have the right to challenge these things?"
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Since the 1980s, psychologist and MIT professor Sherry Turkle has been warning that modern technology is scrambling our ability to live in the real world and feel empathy for fellow human beings.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026
She had the wonderful ability of being able to make all who knew her feel that they were special to her as individual human beings.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
