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human being
noun
- any individual of the genus Homo, especially a member of the species Homo sapiens.
- a person, especially as distinguished from other animals or as representing the human species:
living conditions not fit for human beings; a very generous human being.
human being
noun
- a member of any of the races of Homo sapiens; person; man, woman, or child
Word History and Origins
Origin of human being1
Example Sentences
Acharya can’t be entirely sure, but there’s no evidence an actual human being, much less any sort of expert on vaccines or shingles, reviewed her grant proposal or assessed her work.
“We’re human beings and we have feelings and we care about marine life — that’s one of the reasons we chose this profession,” said Parker, a captain in the county Fire Department’s lifeguard division.
“There’s no amount of money in the world that is going to undo what they did, that is going to wipe that away from a human being’s memory.”
I was like, “Oh my God — we are the two stupidest human beings on the face of the earth.”
"It is just beyond belief that human beings would speak like that in this day and age and it is extremely dangerous," Ms Amess told BBC News NI's Good Morning Ulster programme.
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