"He thinks that he fully describes human beings merely by saying they smell," was his comment after the writer had gone.

In this book, Vorhilhon describes harmonious and peaceable beings, who were free of money, sickness, and war.

Society is the term to describe human beings together (collective, the sum of their social networks and power networks).

In the second century AD, Plutarch used the concept of philanthrôpía to describe superior human beings.

Within the context of RPGs, 'monster' is a generic term to describe potentially hostile beings and obstacles for the players to overcome.

"Singleton" is a term for a lifestyle choice used to describe human beings who prefer living alone.

In Chapter 4, for example, the Tralfamadorians use the metaphor of bugs trapped in amber to describe human beings caught in time.

He paused, searching for the words to describe human beings living on the street.

The dervish describes human beings as mice on a ship sent by a king to Egypt; their comfort does not matter to the king.

The term undead describes beings in mythology, legend or fiction that are deceased yet behave as if alive.