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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Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
If said frog isn’t all-the-way-dead, the humane thing to do is kill it quickly.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
Grassroots efforts like these stand in stark contrast to the industrial model; small-scale, humane and sustainable approaches to poultry-keeping are becoming increasingly popular, as well as favored.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
What could be a quirky premise blossoms into a deeply humane exploration of belonging, identity and emotional labor.
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Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
If said frog isn’t all-the-way-dead, the humane thing to do is kill it quickly.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
Grassroots efforts like these stand in stark contrast to the industrial model; small-scale, humane and sustainable approaches to poultry-keeping are becoming increasingly popular, as well as favored.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
What could be a quirky premise blossoms into a deeply humane exploration of belonging, identity and emotional labor.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
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 13 Sep. 2025.
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