human nature
noun
: the nature of humans
especially
: the fundamental dispositions and traits of humans
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You can't change human nature.
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Welcome to Sports Psychology 101, the study of human nature as applied to basketball.
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
Nicole’s unique style of capturing the essence of human nature painfully reminds us that the war is never ‘theirs,’ but ours, everybody’s.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
Nicole’s unique style of capturing the essence of human nature painfully reminds us that the war is never ‘theirs,’ but ours, everybody’s.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for human nature
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“Human nature.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20nature. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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