animate

Example Sentences

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In “Grass Breathing,” Mendieta, hidden beneath squares of sod, uses her own respiration to animate the earth above.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Such outcomes would not resolve the broader debates that animate these cases.

From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026

The static from the carpet gave them a shock, presumably, and it helped animate his monster.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025

The beautiful Alaskan and Siberian huskies that animate the dog-sledding instruction at Norway’s Pasvik Folk High School are what help lift this handsomely photographed film above the usual heart warmer.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2025

I try and animate my face as I recall the event, a true story, in which I'd foolishly challenged a black bear over the rights to a beehive.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins