How to Use humankind in a Sentence

humankind

noun
  • The First Star announces that all humankind was born out of the womb of Africa.
    Essence, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The final bite of a cake cone is one of the single best bites of food in all of humankind.
    Lucas Kwan Peterson, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2023
  • And humankind chose to put their own ambition above what the rule was.
    David Remnick, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2023
  • So, too, with the Jewish People, with all of humankind.
    Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2022
  • If this is the last invention of humankind, then all bets are off.
    WIRED, 13 June 2023
  • Is it meant for all humankind or for only a sliver of us?
    The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Climate change is akin to all of humankind sitting in a big car with the sun bearing down.
    Emily Dreibelbis, PCMAG, 26 Sep. 2022
  • The show is set hundreds of years after humankind has lost the ability to see.
    Shafiq Najib, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2022
  • But that has never stopped humankind from looking to the future with hope.
    Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Unlike humankind, God always keeps his word and avoids lies at all costs.
    Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 11 July 2022
  • The Series is set in the future and follows a battle taking place between humankind and a group of aliens known as the Covenant.
    Amy MacKelden, ELLE, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The series is set hundreds of years after humankind has lost the ability to see.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 29 June 2022
  • Um, but they are subjected to the humankind of influence in their worlds.
    Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2023
  • The dual avatars move between the U.K., Egypt and an asylum while fighting to preserve free will for humankind.
    Lorraine Alitelevision Critic, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2022
  • If humankind is ever to establish long-term bases on the moon, there will be a need for a regular source of food.
    Fox News, 9 Nov. 2023
  • With the atom bomb, as it was first called, J. Robert Oppenheimer brought a new kind of fire to humankind, and he too was tormented by the powers that be.
    Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2023
  • What pairs best with your wines? Crafting delicious pairings with food and wine is one of the greatest gifts to humankind.
    Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 3 May 2023
  • To view the south Louisiana coast from 2,000 feet above is to peer at the conflict between nature and humankind.
    Xander Peters, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 2022
  • So this could be essentially humankind repeating many of the mistakes it's made in the past all over again.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2023
  • With no straight walls in the entire home, the design is meant to feel like entering some of the most sacred spaces of humankind: a womb, a cloister, a cave.
    Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 12 May 2022
  • Jams has a lore video, which dives into his character's mission to learn more about humankind via Twitch.
    WIRED, 4 Sep. 2022
  • Li holds that the Falun Gong messages, shared in articles, videos and dance performances, will result in the salvation of humankind as the end of the world nears.
    Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The Orion Nebula has long been one of humankind’s most studied regions of space.
    Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 13 Sep. 2022
  • The series grapples with big questions: Will an outside force wipe out humankind?
    The Editors, Town & Country, 16 July 2022
  • The film documents the practice of hunting, reflecting on the nature of humankind.
    Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Although Jekyll’s goal was to use science to rid humankind of evil, the dark side of his brain gradually takes control.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Dog people like to smugly point out dogs’ long history as humankind’s best friend.
    Emily Blackwell, CNN, 18 Oct. 2022
  • This is a Lost Women of Science series about a certain pivotal time in the history of humankind.
    Erica Huang, Scientific American, 20 July 2023
  • These minerals are called the common heritage of humankind.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2023
  • The rover will be up there ahead of humans, and the goal is to have a fully autonomous vehicle that can drive around and map the terrain ahead of humankind's return to the Moon.
    Roberto Baldwin, Ars Technica, 14 June 2022

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