1
: marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals
humane prison guards
a more humane way of treating farm animals
2
: characterized by or tending to broad humanistic culture : humanistic
humane studies
humanely
adverb
Examples of humane in a Sentence
It's not humane to treat animals that way.
Conditions in the prison are more humane now.
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Once the animals left the vet and moved to the shelter, they were split up while there, as cats aren't housed in the dog boarding area of the humane society.
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The humane society is in Clearwater, west of Tampa.
—Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
Nearly a dozen dead puppies were discovered in a bookbag left on the side of the road in Youngstown, Ohio, a local humane society said.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
Jones and her husband are now rescuing dogs in Belize and plan to open a humane society there, according to MAMCO’s website.
—Graeme Taskerud, Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2025
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The humane society is in Clearwater, west of Tampa.
—Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
Nearly a dozen dead puppies were discovered in a bookbag left on the side of the road in Youngstown, Ohio, a local humane society said.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
Jones and her husband are now rescuing dogs in Belize and plan to open a humane society there, according to MAMCO’s website.
—Graeme Taskerud, Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for humane
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“Humane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humane. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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