subhuman
Example Sentences
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The Equal Protection Clause was ratified not to make white people colorblind, but rather to ensure that Black people were no longer treated as subhuman.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2023
“Although the government is advising people not to venture out, sanitation workers are required to work under subhuman conditions without any medical protection,” says Ranade.
From Slate ● Mar. 24, 2020
All around her, in the heart of Hollywood, people were living in subhuman conditions, sprawled beside storefronts and at bus stops.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2019
The everyday stares, comments, and subhuman treatment acted as a constant reminder of my painful medical history and my perceived shortcomings.
From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2016
In the Two Minutes Hate he could not help sharing in the general delirium, but this subhuman chanting of “B-B! . . . B-B!” always filled him with horror.
From "1984" by George Orwell
