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Examples of animation in a Sentence
The animation for the film took over two years to complete.
The studio used computer animation for some of the special effects.
The website has hundreds of animations you can download.
Recent Examples on the Web
And while the animation has upgraded to 3D and the episodes are shorter, the actor who voiced Dora for the first time 24 years ago says that the new season —kicking off Friday on Paramount+ — will be as friendly and exciting as always.
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Arturo Conde, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
This animation shows the moon's shadow cross the Western Hemisphere during the solar eclipse on Aug. 21, 2017.
—Allison Elyse Gualtieri, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
Here's everything to know, including time, path, safety Google solar eclipse animation
On Friday, Google joined in on the eclipse frenzy by adding a cool animation that gives its users an interactive feel at their own leisure.
—USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
Produced by the pro-life group Live Action, the animation has sparked debate.
—Kaylin Blue, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
The first, announced earlier this year, will be a biopic of sorts but told entirely through Lego brick animation (it’s fittingly called Piece By Piece).
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2024
He’s even digitized those classic animations that have been sending people to the concession stand for decades.
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
Through animation, the pair and their cat Willa become immersed in the story of Jesus, involving notable friends and foes.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Mar. 2024
The film was made through Studio Ghibli, a Japanese animation studio founded in 1985 by directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2024
Arturo Conde, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
This animation shows the moon's shadow cross the Western Hemisphere during the solar eclipse on Aug. 21, 2017.
—Allison Elyse Gualtieri, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
Here's everything to know, including time, path, safety Google solar eclipse animation
On Friday, Google joined in on the eclipse frenzy by adding a cool animation that gives its users an interactive feel at their own leisure.
—USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
Produced by the pro-life group Live Action, the animation has sparked debate.
—Kaylin Blue, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
The first, announced earlier this year, will be a biopic of sorts but told entirely through Lego brick animation (it’s fittingly called Piece By Piece).
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2024
He’s even digitized those classic animations that have been sending people to the concession stand for decades.
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
Through animation, the pair and their cat Willa become immersed in the story of Jesus, involving notable friends and foes.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Mar. 2024
The film was made through Studio Ghibli, a Japanese animation studio founded in 1985 by directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2024
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animation
noun
an·i·ma·tion
ˌan-ə-ˈmā-shən 
1
: the state of being animate or animated
2
a
: a film made by photographing a series of positions of objects (as puppets)
b
3
: the making of animations
Medical Definition
animation
noun
an·i·ma·tion
ˌan-ə-ˈmā-shən
: the state of being animate or animated see suspended animation
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