human being

Example Sentences

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"No human being on this planet could ever question this kid - certainly don't do that in front of me," trainer Don Charles said afterwards.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

"I saw those first warm words... and my eyes filled with tears. I was shaking and my friend put his hand on my shoulder and said, 'That means you're still a human being.'"

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

This individual is part of a family, “somebody’s son, somebody’s auntie,” Del’s litany goes, and remains a human being.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Thanks to “Cosmic Music,” anyone interested in her life and work doesn’t have to go comb through microfilm or ancient magazines to learn more about this unbelievably accomplished and completely fascinating human being.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

Above all, ovism seems to us utterly impossible: how could every human being that ever existed or ever will exist be contained, fully formed, within Eve’s ovaries?

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton