Examples of inanimate object in a Sentence
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Shepherd proceeded to beat up the inanimate object, locking its head between her legs, slamming it into the ground, and rolling around with it on a mat.
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Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 31 May 2023
It is based on the physician acting upon the patient, who is treated as an inanimate object.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
The film is also a dryly caustic send-up of the music industry, with an A&M executive, voiced by the actor Rob LaBelle (who also plays Karen and Richard’s father), exclaiming his plans for The Carpenters with a coldness that only an inanimate object could conjure.
—Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2023
Jaden McDaniels, another key defender, punched an inanimate object in the Timberwolves’ tunnel, injuring his right hand.
—Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2023
Jaden McDaniels punched an inanimate object in the Timberwolves’ tunnel, injuring his right hand.
—Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2023
Although ski collisions in general are not uncommon, most accidents occur when a skier collides with a tree or another kind of inanimate object or obstacle.
—CBS News, 23 Mar. 2023
Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 31 May 2023
It is based on the physician acting upon the patient, who is treated as an inanimate object.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
The film is also a dryly caustic send-up of the music industry, with an A&M executive, voiced by the actor Rob LaBelle (who also plays Karen and Richard’s father), exclaiming his plans for The Carpenters with a coldness that only an inanimate object could conjure.
—Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2023
Jaden McDaniels, another key defender, punched an inanimate object in the Timberwolves’ tunnel, injuring his right hand.
—Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2023
Jaden McDaniels punched an inanimate object in the Timberwolves’ tunnel, injuring his right hand.
—Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2023
Although ski collisions in general are not uncommon, most accidents occur when a skier collides with a tree or another kind of inanimate object or obstacle.
—CBS News, 23 Mar. 2023
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“Inanimate object.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inanimate%20object. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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