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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Sports have always represented one of humankind’s most resolute rejections of nihilism.
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Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
It was founded by former staff at OpenAI who believed that company was too blasé about safety, specifically toward the existential risk that AI posed for humankind.
—Parmy Olson, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
His restraint suits a story in which machine-kind and humankind begin to feel shrink-wrapped together, the ghosts belabored by increasing social pressure, the humans jolted by high-voltage wires.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Music therapy seeks to tap into that innate characteristic of humankind.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
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Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
It was founded by former staff at OpenAI who believed that company was too blasé about safety, specifically toward the existential risk that AI posed for humankind.
—Parmy Olson, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
His restraint suits a story in which machine-kind and humankind begin to feel shrink-wrapped together, the ghosts belabored by increasing social pressure, the humans jolted by high-voltage wires.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Music therapy seeks to tap into that innate characteristic of humankind.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
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“Humankind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humankind. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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humankind
noun
hu·man·kind
ˈhyü-mən-ˌkīnd 
ˈyü-
Medical Definition
humankind
noun
hu·man·kind
ˈhyü-mən-ˌkīnd
ˈyü
ˈyü
: the human race
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