: manufactured, created, or constructed by human beings
Examples of man-made in a Sentence
man-made diamonds that were really just glass
the houses in the new development are built around a man-made lake
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Whereas quartz countertops are man-made, granite is a naturally occurring stone, quarried from the earth, then cut and polished into the countertop material so many know and love.
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Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
In fact, almost every inch of the state’s barrier island beaches is now man-made.
—Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
In contrast to the organic, natural appearance of the precious set, Kiamo Ko was designed to be man-made in a way that seems to defy physics.
—Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2025
The result was a horrific spectacle of a human catastrophe that was man-made and totally unnecessary and so unfortunate for the innocent civilians who had to endure a hardship that was beyond comprehension.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 4 Dec. 2025
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Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
In fact, almost every inch of the state’s barrier island beaches is now man-made.
—Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
In contrast to the organic, natural appearance of the precious set, Kiamo Ko was designed to be man-made in a way that seems to defy physics.
—Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2025
The result was a horrific spectacle of a human catastrophe that was man-made and totally unnecessary and so unfortunate for the innocent civilians who had to endure a hardship that was beyond comprehension.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 4 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for man-made
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“Man-made.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/man-made. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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