human being

Example Sentences

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She praised Bernard as "an amazing human being" and said he had found it very difficult to see his stepmother in court "stand there and lie and try to discredit him".

From BBC • May 26, 2026

"It's amazing the damage that a human being can do in a very short amount of time," said ecologist Richard Fishbourne.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

But the person who came up with that ad campaign or approved it, somewhere along the line, there was a human being behind that.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 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

I have never been able to understand how it is possible for one human being to own another human being.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman