being
noun
the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence).
beings
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pluralof being.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"I say shame on you for not caring about other human beings," Long said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
“They’re what human beings might have been had we returned to the sea,” as one researcher puts it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The answer, in the end, was by breaking his lifelong conditioning, contradicting one of the main qualifications of heroic worthiness established by a council of powerful beings most people aren’t even aware exists.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
"As human beings, we have this tendency to compare ourselves to others," said Phillippa Diedrichs, professor of psychology at the Centre for Appearance Research, UWE Bristol.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
He knows and accepts the shameful probing curiosities of human beings.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
