inhumanity

Example Sentences

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As the foundation’s president, Elizabeth Alexander, puts it: “We support artists, scholars, and thinkers,” both inside and outside prison, “who are countering the inhumanity of incarceration and the broader criminal legal system.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

But it’s still a cold statement on inhumanity when Justine flees into a convenience store for safety, only for the clerk to order her back outside.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2025

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

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

"Temptation Island" shrinks disastrous outcomes to a manageable size, limiting the inhumanity to a few pairs of lovers stubbornly ignoring enough warning flares to turn the skies scarlet.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2025

Ultimately, Badenhorst was not evil; his inhumanity had been foisted upon him by an inhuman system.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela