humanness

Example Sentences

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To surrender such decisions to some putatively wiser entity is, in some essential sense, to surrender our humanness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

A chief draw, World says, is that people can verify their humanness at an orb without providing personal information, such as, their names, emails, phone numbers and social media profiles.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2025

It's a way of refusing our humanness, and with it our animal nature.

From Salon • Jan. 9, 2024

The interaction reinspired hope in our shared humanness and inherent desire and ability to help each other.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2023

We can embrace our humanness, which means embracing our broken natures and the compassion that remains our best hope for healing.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson