animate
Example Sentences
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You are close to its trunk, experiencing its lofty height and its many branches spreading out like gesturing limbs of an animate creature.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
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
The torn projection struggled to glow, colors bleeding and fritzing, the shape struggling to animate, but Brigit didn't take her eyes off the beautiful lady tipping her hat.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
Vocabulary lists containing animate
Speak Your Mind: Anim
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