inhumane

Example Sentences

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The lawmakers worry that the rush to build the facilities could “exacerbate” the same inhumane conditions at some ICE centers.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

Those proposals have been criticised by rights groups as inhumane.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

"But they're not – they're doing it as a quick scheme to get people out of prisons and make space. That makes it inhumane to the people left dealing with it."

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

She called it “a drastic and inhumane approach” and said many who live on the island “cherish these deer.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

After communicating with Ian for several years, Baigre wrote the court and told the judge who sentenced Ian of her conviction that his sentence was too harsh and that his conditions of confinement were inhumane.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson