the human condition
noun
: part of being a person
The need to be loved is simply part of the human condition.
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Arkush’s book is a great read for golf fans, mere followers, sports fans in general, or even people solely interested in the human condition.
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John Tamny, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
This gem detailing the ancient underground aqueducts of Rome gives both a visual and historical account of man’s insatiable appetite to overcome nature and create astonishing engineering marvels to uplift the human condition.
—Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025
Demi and Colman coming together for the first time to bring Jane Anderson’s beautiful script that illuminates the human condition to life, will be magic.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 May 2025
And what happens to the human condition when the most responsive listener in your life is a machine trained on everything, but accountable to nothing?
—Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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John Tamny, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
This gem detailing the ancient underground aqueducts of Rome gives both a visual and historical account of man’s insatiable appetite to overcome nature and create astonishing engineering marvels to uplift the human condition.
—Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025
Demi and Colman coming together for the first time to bring Jane Anderson’s beautiful script that illuminates the human condition to life, will be magic.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 May 2025
And what happens to the human condition when the most responsive listener in your life is a machine trained on everything, but accountable to nothing?
—Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the human condition
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“The human condition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20human%20condition. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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