human nature
Example Sentences
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If you’re young, you want it all at once; it’s human nature.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026
Walsh told the jury it was human nature to "box" or "shelve" feelings away – and that was what Complainant A and B had done over the years.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026
After sailing around the globe with Capt. James Cook, he acquired a uniquely cosmopolitan perspective on human nature.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Like it or not, Colbert was doing what comedians are supposed to do: hold a mirror up to society, politics, human nature or whatever their focus may be, and call out the absurdities within.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Ordinarily, nobody got excited about it—it was human nature.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
