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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What these examples remind us is that life is inherently unfair, and that injustice is not a bug but a feature of the human condition.
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Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The other kind of storytelling is more about curiosity, more about exploring the human condition.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
After the breakout international success of Antonioni’s Swinging ’60s film Blow-Up (1966), the Italian master of moody alienation further explored the human condition outside of his native country.
—Christina Newland, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
As listeners enjoy a cross section of very different Americas, Flagg elicits laughs with her humorous observations of the human condition and her wry delivery.
—Audiofile Magazine
august 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
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Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The other kind of storytelling is more about curiosity, more about exploring the human condition.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
After the breakout international success of Antonioni’s Swinging ’60s film Blow-Up (1966), the Italian master of moody alienation further explored the human condition outside of his native country.
—Christina Newland, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
As listeners enjoy a cross section of very different Americas, Flagg elicits laughs with her humorous observations of the human condition and her wry delivery.
—Audiofile Magazine
august 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the human condition
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