man-made
Example Sentences
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There, Erikson teased out the stealthy, almost sinister peculiarities of modern man-made hazards, like radioactivity and toxicity, and their special, traumatic effects.
“The type of fire where you’re combusting all types of man-made materials—we’re just beginning to understand how those components affect our health,” she said.
Flood defences in England range from man-made walls, embankments and storm drains to natural areas of high ground.
From BBC
A healthy snowpack is key to California’s annual water supply, building up a seasonal icy reservoir in the mountains that no man-made lakes could ever hope to match.
From Los Angeles Times
The “Hamlet” production is a fantastic set piece, with man-made sets and Shakespeare’s theatre-in-the-round filmed as accurately and affectionately as the nature that consumes so much of the film’s first two acts.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
