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The fusion reaction is carried out in a liquid lithium pool, which is dynamically structured with inert gas.—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025 An ion engine works by using an inert gas as a propellant; often this gas is xenon, but Takahashi used argon.—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025 Wine sprays: Wine sprays work by replacing oxygen in the bottle with inert gases (like nitrogen, argon and carbon dioxide), which creates a barrier that prevents oxygen from penetrating the wine.—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2025 The last technology finds leaks in EV battery trays by pressurizing one side of the tray with inert gas and using a combination of a vision system and custom software to detect the minuscule gas plume at a leak and to identify the leak’s location for repair.—Jim Vinoski, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inert gas
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