Examples of humankind in a Sentence
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During the course, King was part of a team tasked with identifying research that could be conducted in space with the best potential impact on humankind.
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Grace Browne, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2024
Since the dawn of the space age in the 1950s, humankind has launched almost 50,000 tons of material into space.
—USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
Civil engineers, mechanical engineers, nuclear engineers, and others are tasked to build infrastructure that humankind relies on, and they are expected to solve problems.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024
Beyond culinary delight, the food is meant to inspire a discussion on humankind’s role in protecting the planet.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2024
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On July 20, 1969, the world watched as humankind landed on the moon for the first time.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 Feb. 2024
Among the many events forecasted for 2023, Nostradamus (or to be more precise, Nostradamus interpreters) predicted a great war, an economy so bad that humankind might resort to cannibalism, and … something … that could happen with or on Mars.
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 25 Dec. 2023
Conway imagines a world in which humankind succeeds in replacing most of its fossil fuels with renewable alternatives and in which energy is clean and abundant.
—Barry Eichengreen, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023
But several members of the subcommission said humankind’s upending of Earth was a far more sprawling story, one that might not even have a single start date across every part of the planet.
—Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
Grace Browne, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2024
Since the dawn of the space age in the 1950s, humankind has launched almost 50,000 tons of material into space.
—USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
Civil engineers, mechanical engineers, nuclear engineers, and others are tasked to build infrastructure that humankind relies on, and they are expected to solve problems.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024
Beyond culinary delight, the food is meant to inspire a discussion on humankind’s role in protecting the planet.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2024
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CNN —
On July 20, 1969, the world watched as humankind landed on the moon for the first time.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 Feb. 2024
Among the many events forecasted for 2023, Nostradamus (or to be more precise, Nostradamus interpreters) predicted a great war, an economy so bad that humankind might resort to cannibalism, and … something … that could happen with or on Mars.
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 25 Dec. 2023
Conway imagines a world in which humankind succeeds in replacing most of its fossil fuels with renewable alternatives and in which energy is clean and abundant.
—Barry Eichengreen, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023
But several members of the subcommission said humankind’s upending of Earth was a far more sprawling story, one that might not even have a single start date across every part of the planet.
—Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1560, in the meaning defined above
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“Humankind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humankind. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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Kids Definition
humankind
noun
hu·man·kind
ˈhyü-mən-ˌkīnd 
ˈyü-
Medical Definition
humankind
noun
hu·man·kind
ˈhyü-mən-ˌkīnd
ˈyü
ˈyü
: the human race
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