inanimate

Example Sentences

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What to do with this inanimate object, whose newly visible rust spots Ms. Wilson began to equate with the cracks she had failed to discern in her marriage?

From The Wall Street Journal

There were “weird” puppets and “pretty” puppets and “scary” puppets, and the assembly gave the three-room apartment a sense of being super-populated with inanimate beings awaiting a sorcerer.

From New York Times

Americans: Think of all the times you press, press, press that button hoping to shave a few seconds off an already dicey arrival time at work, and you end up cursing an inanimate object.

From Seattle Times

Now she’s content never to leave her almost entirely Kimi-run apartment, outsourcing menial tasks to an inanimate hub that records her every data point and keeps her under 24-7 digital surveillance.

From Los Angeles Times

So, we get a sense of parallel worlds, both seeking escapism in things like anthropomorphic furniture and the animation of inanimate objects.

From Washington Post