mankind
noun
man·kind
singular or plural in construction
1
ˈman-ˈkīnd 
-ˌkīnd
: the human race : the totality of human beings
2
ˈman-ˌkīnd
: men especially as distinguished from women
: men especially as distinguished from women
Examples of mankind in a Sentence
all of mankind stands to gain if world peace is ever achieved
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So this is a destination, a country, a population changing, at probably the most rapid pace anyone has ever done in the history of mankind.
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Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2024
Webster recently retired after forty-five years as a tool-and-die-maker, and now spends much of his time searching for arrowheads, some of mankind’s earliest tools.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Lanthimos ridicules mankind’s treachery in films that, scene by scene, are not provocative, just crass.
—Armond White, National Review, 21 June 2024
With the fate of mankind’s space exploration in their hands, the two can’t help but turn their differences into a budding romance.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2024
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Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2024
Webster recently retired after forty-five years as a tool-and-die-maker, and now spends much of his time searching for arrowheads, some of mankind’s earliest tools.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Lanthimos ridicules mankind’s treachery in films that, scene by scene, are not provocative, just crass.
—Armond White, National Review, 21 June 2024
With the fate of mankind’s space exploration in their hands, the two can’t help but turn their differences into a budding romance.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2024
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“Mankind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mankind. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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mankind
noun singular but singular or plural in construction
man·kind
ˈman-ˈkīnd, -ˌkīnd
: the human race : the totality of human beings
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