humanness

Example Sentences

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To surrender such decisions to some putatively wiser entity is, in some essential sense, to surrender our humanness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

"He has a deep love for people. He listens. He looks people in the eye. Sandy's humanness is my dad's humanness. I feel immensely lucky to be his son," he says.

From Salon • Sep. 27, 2024

The absurdity of Monk’s dual life is tied to the ordinary humanness of his family life, because it is to some degree born of the necessity of the responsibilities to family.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2024

The interaction reinspired hope in our shared humanness and inherent desire and ability to help each other.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2023

Iofur Raknison was even taller and bulkier than Iorek, and his face was much more mobile and expressive, with a kind of humanness in it which she had never seen in Iorek’s.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman