humane
Example Sentences
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What my research has shown is that lethal injection, from the start, wasn’t so much about a humane execution as a humane-looking execution.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
Gallucci supports a “legal, fair, humane system” at the border.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Rosval, trying to build kitchens in which creativity and humane working conditions reinforce, rather than contradict, one another.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
Norwich City Council said it was continuing to explore a "range of humane and proportionate long-term measures to manage the pigeon population".
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
That this was considered a sane or even humane option signaled that all reason had left this place.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
Vocabulary lists containing humane
100 SAT Words Beginning with "H"
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The Stranger
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