inert

Example Sentences

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Buffett acknowledged that an inert asset might thrive at times as an object of speculation or when it’s driven by fear about things like war or the value of the dollar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

But for at least a little while, within the confines of San Francisco’s Moscone Center, there was a glimmer of a life in a contest that has seemed largely inert.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

Lutnick’s testimony this past week, like Bondi’s, is thus operating as a still life in what happens when the law becomes inert.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026

At first glance, the moon appears lifeless and inert.

From Science Daily • Jan. 5, 2026

Nailer dragged all their possessions over to his father’s inert form.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi