: manufactured, created, or constructed by human beings
Examples of man-made in a Sentence
man-made diamonds that were really just glass
the houses in the new development are built around a man-made lake
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Antioxidants, which can be natural or man-made, can delay or prevent some types of cell damage9, and research has suggested papaya seeds might be a good source of natural antioxidants.10
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Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 12 Aug. 2025
This famine is man-made, made possible by support from the US government, among many other nations who remain unwilling to halt their funding and denial of Israel’s war crimes….
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 6 Aug. 2025
Its natural and man-made landmarks, as well as its historical monuments, contribute to reinforcing the sense of belonging among the city’s residents.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 23 July 2025
Flash floods often occur in terrain with steep, narrow valleys that drain into rivers where the water is confined in natural and man-made channels and has nowhere else to go.
—John Seabrook, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
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Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 12 Aug. 2025
This famine is man-made, made possible by support from the US government, among many other nations who remain unwilling to halt their funding and denial of Israel’s war crimes….
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 6 Aug. 2025
Its natural and man-made landmarks, as well as its historical monuments, contribute to reinforcing the sense of belonging among the city’s residents.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 23 July 2025
Flash floods often occur in terrain with steep, narrow valleys that drain into rivers where the water is confined in natural and man-made channels and has nowhere else to go.
—John Seabrook, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for man-made
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“Man-made.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/man-made. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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