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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The dog will serve a mandatory 10-day bite quarantine, the humane society said.
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Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 24 Feb. 2025
The humane society has options to foster or adopt animals on its website.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Feb. 2025
From there, in circumstances that are not all that clear to anyone involved, Beans ended up at a puppy mill in Ohio, before being rescued by the humane society.
—Jack Beresford, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
Even doing the eight shows a week is so much more humane than touring.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025
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Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 24 Feb. 2025
The humane society has options to foster or adopt animals on its website.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Feb. 2025
From there, in circumstances that are not all that clear to anyone involved, Beans ended up at a puppy mill in Ohio, before being rescued by the humane society.
—Jack Beresford, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
Even doing the eight shows a week is so much more humane than touring.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 15 Feb. 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 Mar. 2025.
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