animating

Example Sentences

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It is about much more profound questions of Britain's sovereignty, economy and place in the world which have been animating our politics for more than a decade now.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Democracy demands allegiance to ideals of human dignity and political equality, the protection of which is its animating purpose.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

Feeding this public appetite for sadism has been an animating feature of Noem’s DHS.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

The animating impulse behind Proposition 50 is understandable.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

Blood rushed to my brain; I felt an animating surge of adrenaline, of possibility, of a frontier being pushed outward.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover