inhumanity

Example Sentences

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When Kafka died of tuberculosis in 1924 at age 40, he was virtually unknown; by the late 1930s he was an international phenomenon, his surname a signifier of bureaucratic inhumanity and modern unease.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

"It's important to participate in these things and shine a light on injustice, shine a light on inhumanity, shine a light on suffering," DiDonato said.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Corporate inhumanity is a core feature of the “Alien” movies, but “Alien: Earth” uses a variety of faces to illustrate it.

From Salon • Aug. 5, 2025

It was a story of institutional inhumanity – which, at first, many found unbelievable.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

The death of these little children may lead our whole Southland from the low road of man’s inhumanity to man to the high road of peace and brotherhood.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry