subhuman

Example Sentences

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“It was subhuman conditions — and then there’s the toll it takes on your mind.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2023

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

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