HUMANITARIAN in a Sentence

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14 example sentences for HUMANITARIAN, such as:

1. Even as a humanitarian mission it has been only a qualified success.
2. They are calling for the release of the hostages on humanitarian grounds.
3. Many ordinary Iraqis appreciated that the primary UN role was humanitarian.
4. Stern financial and social stress after the war cooled much of the previous humanitarian ardor.
5. Air bombardment raised criticism on the humanitarian grounds that innocent civilians might suffer.

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 Meanings and Examples of HUMANITARIAN
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
humanitarian
 n.  philanthropic; one devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms
Classic Sentence:
1  And I am sure that you, Dr. Seward, humanitarian and medico-jurist as well as scientist, will deem it a moral duty to deal with me as one to be considered as under exceptional circumstances.
Dracula By Bram Stoker
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
2  Stern financial and social stress after the war cooled much of the previous humanitarian ardor.
The Souls of Black Folk By W. E. B. Du Bois
Context  Highlight   In III
Example Sentence:
1  The FAO called the meeting to discuss urgent and concrete measures to address the humanitarian crisis in Africa.
2  Oxfam is making a big appeal for humanitarian aid to Darfur and neighbouring Chad, where millions of people have been made homeless by fighting.
3  The humanitarian situation in southeastern parts of the country continues to deteriorate, with increasing livestock deaths, serious shortage of water.
4  The UN has always been at pains to say that its role in occupied Iraq is distinct from that of the US-led forces, and many ordinary Iraqis appreciated that the primary UN role was humanitarian.
5  Many ordinary Iraqis appreciated that the primary UN role was humanitarian.
6  I read, discuss in incessant phone conferences and attempt to bring to the world media some of the world' s biggest humanitarian crises.
7  The prime minister also called for troops to dislodge Mr. president as the country's humanitarian crisis worsens.
8  The humanitarian community is increasingly aware of the crisis of internal displacement which affects over 20 million people worldwide.
9  Oxfam is making a big appeal for humanitarian aid to Darfur and neighboring Chad, where millions of people have been made homeless by fighting.
10  Even as a humanitarian mission it has been only a qualified success.
11  They are calling for the release of the hostages on humanitarian grounds.
12  Air bombardment raised criticism on the humanitarian grounds that innocent civilians might suffer.