human being

Example Sentences

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He described feeling "infinitesimally small, but yet this very powerful feeling as a human being, like as a group."

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Thanks to “Cosmic Music,” anyone interested in her life and work doesn’t have to go comb through microfilm or ancient magazines to learn more about this unbelievably accomplished and completely fascinating human being.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

Tears are hard to summon for a man whose soul and spirit have long since departed, leaving behind just the husk of a human being.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

"Granted, when I look at that, I look at it and go, he's just a human being like everyone else and we have struggles. It's unfortunate."

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Campbell said that a hero is an ordinary human being who does "the best of things in the worst of times."

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson