animate
Example Sentences
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He emerged with twins whose distinct qualities animate an awards-worthy dual performance.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026
Such outcomes would not resolve the broader debates that animate these cases.
From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026
The third track, “Appetite,” features horns and strings to animate his story of the loneliness and isolation of life on the road.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026
He was trying to convey emotion and animate characters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
Instead of pronouns that distinguished between male and female, Sasha’s language had pronouns that distinguished between animate and inanimate objects.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
