living thing
Example Sentences
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Also: It is “a living thing, and like the adoption of a new word, phrase or idiom, each innovation made money more useful; the more useful it was, the more used it became.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
"There are yew trees in this country that are older than Stonehenge – nobody would ever contemplate not protecting Stonehenge so why would a living thing that's older than Stonehenge not receive some protection?"
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2025
Further, the disposal of pans poses significant dangers to the environment and, by extension, every living thing in it.
From Salon ● Dec. 9, 2024
DNA and Cloning Every living thing has DNA – a special code that tells it how to grow.
From NewsForKids.net ● Nov. 13, 2024
Big Ma caressed the paper along its center crease like it was a living thing that needed caressing.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
