How to Use inanimate object in a Sentence
inanimate object
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An inanimate object will not cool below the actual air temperature.
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Brayden Garcia
january 21,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Jan. 2026
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There’s also an inanimate object that directly affects Paul’s future so profoundly that this small prop might as well be a lurking, yammering figure in the diner.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
21 Feb. 2026
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Any inanimate object is fundamentally just a collection of atoms; a living organism might be better understood as a dynamic pattern playing out over time.
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The Atlantic Science Desk,
The Atlantic,
27 Dec. 2025
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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
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Other experiences are recounted through dramatic dialogue, or from the perspective of an inanimate object; some chapters adopt the pulpy tone of a spy thriller, breaking from any sense that Questions 27 & 28 is meant to be a straightforward account of the past.
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Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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