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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Reckoning with a new way of comprehending time, life, and humankind’s relation to other living things wasn’t easy.
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Brenda Wineapple, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2024
Starring the returning Jared Leto, the plot follows 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.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2024
The full moon won’t peak until 6:17 a.m. ET Sunday, but the silvery orb will still appear at its best Saturday, the 55th anniversary of NASA astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin conducting humankind’s first moonwalk.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 20 July 2024
Again, humankind is all of us individually — and all of us collectively.
—Johnny Dodd, Peoplemag, 20 July 2024
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Brenda Wineapple, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2024
Starring the returning Jared Leto, the plot follows 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.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2024
The full moon won’t peak until 6:17 a.m. ET Sunday, but the silvery orb will still appear at its best Saturday, the 55th anniversary of NASA astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin conducting humankind’s first moonwalk.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 20 July 2024
Again, humankind is all of us individually — and all of us collectively.
—Johnny Dodd, Peoplemag, 20 July 2024
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“Humankind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humankind. Accessed 8 Sep. 2024.
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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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