1
: marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals
humane prison guards
a more humane way of treating farm animals
2
: characterized by or tending to broad humanistic culture : humanistic
humane studies
humanely
adverb
Examples of humane in a Sentence
It's not humane to treat animals that way.
Conditions in the prison are more humane now.
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Alabama has consistently defended its nitrogen gas protocol as a humane alternative to lethal injection, the state's primary execution method, which faced heavy scrutiny after several botched execution attempts.
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CBS News, 12 June 2026
That humane choice created a bill that never went away.
—Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Gretchen Mol offers a nice humane touch as the woman running the shelter and doing everything to help keep Rose and Rain together.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 11 June 2026
Indeed, there is likely no method — no matter how humane — that would be immune to constitutional challenge.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
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CBS News, 12 June 2026
That humane choice created a bill that never went away.
—Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Gretchen Mol offers a nice humane touch as the woman running the shelter and doing everything to help keep Rose and Rain together.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 11 June 2026
Indeed, there is likely no method — no matter how humane — that would be immune to constitutional challenge.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for humane
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“Humane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humane. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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