animating force
Example Sentences
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Carbon, he notes, is after all the building block of life, the animating force behind trees, rhinos, eyelashes, hormones, bamboo, and so much more.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2025
The losses have prompted questions about the future of education issues as an animating force in Republican politics.
From New York Times • Dec. 16, 2023
I’ve been trying to cut to, like, the animating force here, and I think that distrust is at the heart of it.
From Slate • Mar. 16, 2023
Madison was a genius who was the animating force behind the Constitution.
From Washington Post • May 4, 2022
Instead, I sank my energy into being the sole animating force in my little common-area universe.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
