human contact

noun

: interaction with other people
She joined a book club to get a little human contact while the kids were in school.

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However, the answer should not be to eliminate human contact indiscriminately. — Zain Khawaja, STAT, 24 Aug. 2026 Beavers are considered nonaggressive animals and typically avoid human contact. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 The person who is supposed to be a patient's first human contact spends the whole visit on the phone. — Deepika Bodapati, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The loss of habitat and reduction in game animals meant that wild predators, normally shy of human contact, were now preying on livestock or making forays into towns and villages to survive. — Literary Hub, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for human contact

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“Human contact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20contact. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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