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
Recent Examples on the Web
But for a filmmaker whose body of work offers a sobering reminder of mankind’s consistent failure to learn from its mistakes, Loznitsa’s optimism remains stubbornly persistent.
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Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 16 May 2024
When a mission to capture him goes haywire, her only way to survive and save mankind is to pilot a mech suit and reluctantly trust an onboard AI.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
When asked what kept him up at night, Musk feared all would be lost should a cataclysm occur before mankind could spread to the neighboring star systems.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 7 May 2024
For Borzage, the original sin of mankind—of male-kind, rather—is violence, and violence is inseparable from the ordinary run of daily activity at all levels of society.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2024
Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) Godzilla: Final Wars was conceived as a 50th birthday bash for everyone’s favorite radioactive threat turned fearsome protector of mankind.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2024
Since the beginning of time, mankind found ways to turn change into opportunity–and commerce was born.
—James Keyes, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2024
The underlying theory of the Constitution is that governments are necessary because mankind is inherently, immutably flawed; power must be dispersed and competitive because its accumulation in too few hands is the path to tyranny.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 20 Jan. 2024
This thing that has never happened in the history of mankind, that two birders get 10,000 on the same day?
—Joe Trezza, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 16 May 2024
When a mission to capture him goes haywire, her only way to survive and save mankind is to pilot a mech suit and reluctantly trust an onboard AI.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
When asked what kept him up at night, Musk feared all would be lost should a cataclysm occur before mankind could spread to the neighboring star systems.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 7 May 2024
For Borzage, the original sin of mankind—of male-kind, rather—is violence, and violence is inseparable from the ordinary run of daily activity at all levels of society.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2024
Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) Godzilla: Final Wars was conceived as a 50th birthday bash for everyone’s favorite radioactive threat turned fearsome protector of mankind.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2024
Since the beginning of time, mankind found ways to turn change into opportunity–and commerce was born.
—James Keyes, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2024
The underlying theory of the Constitution is that governments are necessary because mankind is inherently, immutably flawed; power must be dispersed and competitive because its accumulation in too few hands is the path to tyranny.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 20 Jan. 2024
This thing that has never happened in the history of mankind, that two birders get 10,000 on the same day?
—Joe Trezza, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
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“Mankind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mankind. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
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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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