: 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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This was a disastrous night for the Wizards, in an epoch of seemingly never-ending disasters — some man-made (see Webber to Kings, above), others a matter of bad luck.
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David Aldridge, New York Times, 13 May 2025
The border is technically man-made: It was drawn on a map by the governments of America and Britain, which controlled Canada until 1867.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 9 May 2025
Off the coast of Sicily, Italy, a scuba diver scanned the seafloor for anything that looked man-made or generally just interesting.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
Framing your pool with a modern retaining wall will create a contrast between the natural and man-made elements of your yard.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025
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David Aldridge, New York Times, 13 May 2025
The border is technically man-made: It was drawn on a map by the governments of America and Britain, which controlled Canada until 1867.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 9 May 2025
Off the coast of Sicily, Italy, a scuba diver scanned the seafloor for anything that looked man-made or generally just interesting.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
Framing your pool with a modern retaining wall will create a contrast between the natural and man-made elements of your yard.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 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 9 Jun. 2025.
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