Examples of humankind in a Sentence
all humankind shares the desire for peace
perhaps someday humankind will find the key that unlocks the mystery of the universe
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The interchangeability of all marshmallows created by humankind never occurred to the people who wrote the VAT rules.
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Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The followup stars Jared Leto as a highly sophisticated Program, Ares, who is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission, marking humankind’s first encounter with AI beings.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 5 Apr. 2025
The small community that made its home at the rock shelter possibly migrated there with humankind’s first big push out of Africa more than 50,000 years ago.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
The interactive mobile unit provided information on plants worldwide and included a futures room projecting Caterpillar’s role in the future, even what its products might look like when Mars is settled by humankind.
—Wayne Ford, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
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Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The followup stars Jared Leto as a highly sophisticated Program, Ares, who is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission, marking humankind’s first encounter with AI beings.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 5 Apr. 2025
The small community that made its home at the rock shelter possibly migrated there with humankind’s first big push out of Africa more than 50,000 years ago.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
The interactive mobile unit provided information on plants worldwide and included a futures room projecting Caterpillar’s role in the future, even what its products might look like when Mars is settled by humankind.
—Wayne Ford, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Humankind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humankind. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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humankind
noun
hu·man·kind
ˈhyü-mən-ˌkīnd 
ˈyü-
Medical Definition
humankind
noun
hu·man·kind
ˈhyü-mən-ˌkīnd
ˈyü
ˈyü
: the human race
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