inertness

Example Sentences

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"Plastics remain highly suited to many packaging applications due to their durability, inertness and design flexibility," says Ms Paramor.

From BBC • Jul. 28, 2025

The movie’s inertness certainly isn’t the fault of Naomi Watts, who more than holds our focus.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 25, 2022

“But she is ultimately ill-served by both the inertness of the story and Chen’s awkward approach to the material in the final half-hour.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 28, 2021

Tone-wise, Moss and Gleeson may well be on a different planet from the other women, but the combination of her chilling sadism and his intense inertness adds a live-wire element to the proceedings.

From Slate • Aug. 7, 2019

The tips of the fingers touch, the Lord’s and Adam’s, and the huge frame loses its inertness and rears itself into action.

From The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education by Palmer, Alice Freeman