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Examples of humankind in a Sentence
all humankind shares the desire for peace
perhaps someday humankind will find the key that unlocks the mystery of the universe
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Expect that humankind will finally be relieved of the woeful chore of everyday toil and be freer to be imaginative and creative.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Be skeptical and search for what ties the flow of humankind and its expansive accomplishments.
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Doris Bittar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Pavel and Klara see the position of humankind in a larger context.
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
Rather than save Himself, Jesus followed precisely the path of moral justice to the Golgotha, awakening a moral revulsion against the war makers that spread across humankind, giving hope that swords would one day be beaten into plowshares.
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Kary Love, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Word History
First Known Use
1560, in the meaning defined above
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“Humankind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humankind. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
humankind
noun
hu·man·kind
ˈhyü-mən-ˌkīnd
ˈyü-
Medical Definition
humankind
noun
hu·man·kind
ˈhyü-mən-ˌkīnd
ˈyü
: the human race
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