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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But at the bottom of this stack, it is still human beings in trenches who are holding the ground.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
As human beings began to organize themselves into sedentary, agrarian societies, they formed mutualistic relationships with the wildcats that prevented vermin from decimating their grain stores.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 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
"Why is it that human beings don't have the right to challenge these things?"
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
First to crawl onto the land were the beings of thought, First Woman and First Man.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
