mankind
noun
man·kind
singular or plural in construction
1
ˈman-ˈkīnd 
-ˌkīnd
: the human race : the totality of human beings
2
ˈman-ˌkīnd
: men especially as distinguished from women
: men especially as distinguished from women
Examples of mankind in a Sentence
all of mankind stands to gain if world peace is ever achieved
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Early airpower theorists conceived of strategic warfare as a way to spare mankind from the horrors of World War I and later heralded it as the means of bringing World War II to a close.
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Raphael S. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 18 Feb. 2025
No footprints, no signs of mankind, no civilization, no tarmac.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
For the inorganics of 2240 are here not to praise mankind but to bury it.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2025
Food prices and the price of almost every other thing known to mankind went through the roof.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
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Raphael S. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 18 Feb. 2025
No footprints, no signs of mankind, no civilization, no tarmac.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
For the inorganics of 2240 are here not to praise mankind but to bury it.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2025
Food prices and the price of almost every other thing known to mankind went through the roof.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mankind
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“Mankind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mankind. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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mankind
noun singular but singular or plural in construction
man·kind
ˈman-ˈkīnd, -ˌkīnd
: the human race : the totality of human beings
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