Examples of inanimate object in a Sentence
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Like us, the robotic dog uses reactive and deliberative behaviors to make decisions thoughtfully—well, as thoughtful as an inanimate object can.
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Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 11 Dec. 2025
The working of time and nature Since the invention of the clock, capitalism has increasingly treated time as an inanimate object largely independent of the environment.
—Rachelle Wilson Tollemar, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2025
Giving life to an inanimate object to gather its wisdom and experience was an interesting, albeit foreign, idea.
—Steve Booren, Denver Post, 18 May 2025
The sensation, unlike touching any other living creature or inanimate object, could not be described.
—Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
Hogg’s is the first film in the Tales series to make an inanimate object the star.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 13 Feb. 2025
Despite Camille being reduced to an inanimate object that can do little more than sit with a blank look in her eyes, her conversations with her overbearing mother don’t change that much.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2025
Davis might as well have been interrogating an inanimate object.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 19 Sep. 2024
The latest big-leaguer to lose a fight with an inanimate object is Oakland closer Mason Miller, who suffered a broken left hand.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 26 July 2024
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Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 11 Dec. 2025
The working of time and nature Since the invention of the clock, capitalism has increasingly treated time as an inanimate object largely independent of the environment.
—Rachelle Wilson Tollemar, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2025
Giving life to an inanimate object to gather its wisdom and experience was an interesting, albeit foreign, idea.
—Steve Booren, Denver Post, 18 May 2025
The sensation, unlike touching any other living creature or inanimate object, could not be described.
—Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
Hogg’s is the first film in the Tales series to make an inanimate object the star.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 13 Feb. 2025
Despite Camille being reduced to an inanimate object that can do little more than sit with a blank look in her eyes, her conversations with her overbearing mother don’t change that much.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2025
Davis might as well have been interrogating an inanimate object.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 19 Sep. 2024
The latest big-leaguer to lose a fight with an inanimate object is Oakland closer Mason Miller, who suffered a broken left hand.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 26 July 2024
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“Inanimate object.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inanimate%20object. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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