humane
Example Sentences
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But often there is no nonviolent, humane way to defend democratic values without sinking to the level of brutality that autocrats are willing to employ without a second thought.
From Seattle Times
Union organizer Pitkin combines labor history with an engrossing up-close-and-personal relation of the desperate effort by Arizona laundry workers to obtain humane working conditions.
From Seattle Times
Ofsted inspectors who downgraded Ruth Perry's school shortly before she took her own life were "professional and humane" in their role, the watchdog's chief inspector has said.
From BBC
We want it to stay vital, humane, human, clever and groundbreaking.
From New York Times
Dogs and other household pets are known hate July 4, and many humane societies and animal shelters prepare for an influx of lost or runaway pets after the holiday.
From New York Times
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