In a sentence
Six example sentences with inert, each labelled with its topic.
The probe landed and then sat inert on the dust for six days until sunlight reached its panels.
Science
Every guard in the corridor stood inert until I stepped on the pressure plate near the vault.
Gaming
After the marathon my legs lay inert on the hotel bed, refusing every instruction I gave them.
Fitness
The defense stood inert as the guard walked to the rim, nobody rotating and nobody even raising a hand.
Basketball
The robot arm sat inert on the factory floor for a week while engineers waited for a replacement controller board.
Technology
The sculptor wanted the bronze figure to look inert, a heavy mass that no wind or hand could ever shift.
Art
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Found in 6 published word lists
- Science Vocabulary ListAuthoritative
- Manhattan Prep 1000 GRE WordsRecognized
- GRE Word List 4700 (widely used study list)Recognized
- Barron's 333 GRE High-Frequency WordsRecognized
- GRE 3000+ word list (widely used study list)Recognized
- 5000 GRE Words (widely used study list)Recognized
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