How to Use animation in a Sentence

animation

noun
  • The animation for the film took over two years to complete.
  • The website has hundreds of animations you can download.
  • The studio used computer animation for some of the special effects.
  • Sanders is mighty name in the animation field.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026
  • The animation is a mixed bag, too.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The animation is somehow shiny and crude at the same time.
    — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
  • But, at the same time, there are now so many animation tools available.
    — Mike Sacks, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2022
  • Many, as in any animation project.
    — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Bargatze will stick to movies, animation and game shows.
    — Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
  • And animation is used to convey ideas and tells stories of the past as well.
    — Carole Horst, Variety, 17 June 2026
  • The film is a mix of hand animation and some motion capture.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Word of the project comes at a dynamic time in animation.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
  • At the same time, the numbers are troubling in terms of animation.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The film has a great script, wonderful voice-overs, catchy songs and top notch animation.
    — Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • There are nine channels of animation across three walls, and the space is very long and deep—almost like a cave.
    — Eana Kim, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The animation allowed birds to fly, clouds to float by, plants to sway in the breeze and boats to rock on the water.
    — Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 11 July 2022
  • The legs were soon revealed to be an animation, and not yet a working feature.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 27 Oct. 2022
  • As seen in the film’s trailer, a mix of live action and animation is used to retell the story.
    — al, 27 Oct. 2021
  • Just enough animation to keep you from giving up and burying the thing in an unmarked grave.
    — Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Those are all homemade, that kind of stop-motion animation.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
  • In one of the two images in the animation, look for the bluish tones speckled with darker blue melt ponds.
    — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2022
  • The animations on the ground glitched when Swift dove into the opening of the stage.
    — Bryan West, USA TODAY, 22 June 2024
  • The floats are also judged on their alignment with the parade's theme and use of animation.
    — Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 1 Jan. 2026
  • The bright and friendly animations bring an overall joyful tone to the film.
    — Nikita Eglis, Peoplemag, 9 Dec. 2023
  • Now, Rajamouli is getting ready to do it all over again, this time in animation.
    — Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 30 June 2026
  • The titles say much about the state of animation – in Spain and beyond.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 25 June 2026
  • But a shift from hand-drawn to computer animation edged Crews out.
    — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 9 June 2023
  • How has the animation of the show changed since the original series?
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2022
  • But there was a separate animation process going on with her screen.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 May 2026
  • The animation is slick, but starts to feel less wondrous and more distracting.
    — Zaki Hasan, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Mar. 2026

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'animation.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: