put a human face on
idiom
: to make (something) more appealing, easier to understand, or easier to care about by connecting it to an actual person
The author puts a human face on the disease by interviewing people who have it.
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In the series’ six episodes, a range of memorable interviewees put a human face on the team’s stunning findings.
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Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 12 May 2025
Her role intends to put a human face on the awful burden fame imposes on those who are sidelined from the ones in the addictive spotlight, but it’s presented in a contrived manner, even though Fanning gives it her all.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
There’s no denying the laudable intentions of the film seeking to put a human face on the migrant issue, which probably accounts for the fact that the producers include such industry heavy-hitters as Martin Scorsese, Rick Yorn and Alexandra Milchan, among others.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
Ukrainian artists and writers have hit the road, traveling internationally to rally support and put a human face on their country’s struggle.
—Suzanne Nossel, Foreign Affairs, 29 Feb. 2024
The panels were dedicated to people who had died of HIV/AIDS, presenting a searing portrait of collective grief that was designed to put a human face on the statistics.
—David Montgomery, Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2020
Travel writer Susan Glaser put a human face on the torment those cancelations caused and explained how Southwest’s poor management practices are at the center of them.
—Laura Johnston, cleveland, 5 Jan. 2023
To put a human face on the growing American divide leading into the 2016 election, the Kramer brothers filmed liberal CNN commentator Van Jones going into the homes of Trump supporters in Pennsylvania for a bridge-building dialogue.
—Richard Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2023
In addition to making an economic case for expansion, advocates have tried to put a human face on the problem of the uninsured by enlisting ordinary South Dakotans to tell their stories.
—Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2022
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Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 12 May 2025
Her role intends to put a human face on the awful burden fame imposes on those who are sidelined from the ones in the addictive spotlight, but it’s presented in a contrived manner, even though Fanning gives it her all.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
There’s no denying the laudable intentions of the film seeking to put a human face on the migrant issue, which probably accounts for the fact that the producers include such industry heavy-hitters as Martin Scorsese, Rick Yorn and Alexandra Milchan, among others.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
Ukrainian artists and writers have hit the road, traveling internationally to rally support and put a human face on their country’s struggle.
—Suzanne Nossel, Foreign Affairs, 29 Feb. 2024
The panels were dedicated to people who had died of HIV/AIDS, presenting a searing portrait of collective grief that was designed to put a human face on the statistics.
—David Montgomery, Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2020
Travel writer Susan Glaser put a human face on the torment those cancelations caused and explained how Southwest’s poor management practices are at the center of them.
—Laura Johnston, cleveland, 5 Jan. 2023
To put a human face on the growing American divide leading into the 2016 election, the Kramer brothers filmed liberal CNN commentator Van Jones going into the homes of Trump supporters in Pennsylvania for a bridge-building dialogue.
—Richard Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2023
In addition to making an economic case for expansion, advocates have tried to put a human face on the problem of the uninsured by enlisting ordinary South Dakotans to tell their stories.
—Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2022
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