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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Residents in the town of San Rafael have reported a series of attacks from a vicious brown squirrel that sent at least two people to the emergency room, according to the local humane society.
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Mason Leath, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025
His general advice to people attempting to craft humane, precise, and literate prose has scarcely aged, and his own bracing style still informs and delights.
—Ben Yagoda, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Authorities also found a bloody fingerprint on the truck’s tailgate, as well as Decker’s dog, which was taken to a humane society for care.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
The guillotine, after all, was designed as a humane means of dealing with the enemies of the revolution.
—Paul Kingsnorth, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
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Mason Leath, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025
His general advice to people attempting to craft humane, precise, and literate prose has scarcely aged, and his own bracing style still informs and delights.
—Ben Yagoda, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Authorities also found a bloody fingerprint on the truck’s tailgate, as well as Decker’s dog, which was taken to a humane society for care.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
The guillotine, after all, was designed as a humane means of dealing with the enemies of the revolution.
—Paul Kingsnorth, Harpers Magazine, 19 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 6 Oct. 2025.
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