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
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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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Danville Boyle County Humane Society Holiday Party, Dec. 12 at 5 p.m. Join the local humane society for an evening partying with the pooches.
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Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 6 Dec. 2024
In this context, Biden's pardon of his son can be viewed as a similarly humane and pragmatic decision.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Peters is trying to focus more on hiring people who can create more normal and humane environments in the BOP.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
The organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., was founded in 1877 and is the country’s first national humane organization committed to animals.
—Brittany Kasko, Fox News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 6 Dec. 2024
In this context, Biden's pardon of his son can be viewed as a similarly humane and pragmatic decision.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Peters is trying to focus more on hiring people who can create more normal and humane environments in the BOP.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
The organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., was founded in 1877 and is the country’s first national humane organization committed to animals.
—Brittany Kasko, Fox News, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Humane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humane. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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