How to Use superhuman in a Sentence

superhuman

adjective
  • It will take a superhuman effort for them to win the championship.
  • The character in the film acquires superhuman powers.
  • Eyes may be the windows to the soul, but makeup is the doorway to our superhuman selves.
    Alisha Acquaye, Teen Vogue, 13 Feb. 2018
  • Xavier's going to need to a superhuman response to get back in this game.
    Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 12 Mar. 2023
  • Mare is a Red, but soon finds herself in the world of the Silver elite, who have superhuman abilities.
    Michael Stillwell, Town & Country, 9 Sep. 2023
  • But Broady said such a viewpoint can make the top players seem superhuman.
    Naila-Jean Meyers, New York Times, 28 June 2016
  • The dunk from four years ago required superhuman strength and body control.
    Phil Thompson, SFChronicle.com, 16 Feb. 2020
  • The current was superhuman, pushing me back like a hand.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 11 July 2024
  • Early on, the show led me to wonder if Dot and Munch were both superhuman forces to varying degrees.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Hof has a resume of superhuman achievements that should have killed him.
    Rachel Sugar, Bon Appétit, 28 Oct. 2019
  • James had to put in a superhuman performance for the Cavaliers to win last year.
    The New York Times, New York Times, 31 May 2017
  • Over the years, the record for solving the cube has been gradually whittled down to near-superhuman speeds.
    The Economist, 11 July 2019
  • Farah and Rupp’s ability to run surreal times and then do it again the next day seemed superhuman.
    oregonlive, 6 Oct. 2019
  • This new superhuman strength that we’ve been blessed with can really wear you out!
    Christy Carlson Romano, PEOPLE.com, 11 May 2018
  • And shocking for the baseball world, which has grown accustomed to the superhuman abilities of the two-way star.
    Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Mercury is best known as the messenger of the gods, an überathlete with superhuman speed.
    Michael McKnight, SI.com, 28 June 2018
  • Mary’s power lies in her superhuman sense of smell, and there’s no doubt in my mind that Kate could easily steal the whole movie just...sniffing.
    Danny Murphy, Marie Claire, 31 Oct. 2018
  • Perhaps James can be superhuman three more times to get the Cavs through Indiana.
    Chris Fedor, cleveland.com, 19 Apr. 2018
  • Case in point: Tracee flaunted her superhuman core strength by holding her leg up behind her for a *very* long time.
    Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 27 June 2023
  • Anyone aiming to break Messi's three-year streak will need to be in superhuman form.
    SI.com, 30 Oct. 2019
  • The attempt to make Reigns superhuman continues, with or without the belt.
    Justin Barrasso, SI.com, 11 Apr. 2018
  • To them, this was not a feat of cosmic derring-do or a superhuman feat of engineering.
    Mark Sappenfield, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Sep. 2017
  • Kelly Osbourne is opening up about her son Sidney's birth, saying that some sort of superhuman strength came over her when the time came to push.
    Gillian Telling, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024
  • The entire Fire department is on the ground; making almost superhuman efforts to stay the flames.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2021
  • Echo, who debuted in Marvel comics in 1999, is a gifted fighter with superhuman strength and a thirst for vengeance.
    Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 10 Jan. 2024
  • In it, an ethereal, superhuman FKA twigs writhes and pole-dances her way through a cyber-dreamscape.
    Raisa Bruner, Time, 22 Jan. 2020
  • The result is a program that is not just superhuman, but crushingly so.
    The Economist, 18 Oct. 2017
  • Please, there’s something wrong if women have to possess superhuman powers just to get through our day.
    Shirley Leung, BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2018
  • Instead, use that superhuman intuition of yours to excuse yourself when the vibes are off.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Hunters use their superhuman powers to conquer dungeons inside the gates to make a living, and Sung Jinwoo, a hunter of the lowest rank, is considered the weakest hunter of all mankind.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 20 Sep. 2024

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