inert
Example Sentences
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A full generation of White House advisers decided that image was static and inert, that a president looks more dynamic if he’s standing, with long halls or mantles behind him.
It’s a salad that can sit in the fridge for days without losing its snap, yet it’s never inert: a forkful zings, a little sweet, a little tart, a little green, a little peppery.
From Salon
Frank was esteemed, but above all he fulfilled the goal he had set for himself, and like the unknown sculptor of the Charioteer, his work emanated emotion through the inert materials of his craft.
From Los Angeles Times
Seeing the large, inert, black-feathered creature was a “shock,” Mr. Nicolson writes.
Mariano spends his days in grand, palatial spaces that are curiously still and inert, like hushed museum galleries.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
