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adjective

static

lacking movement, change, or development

In a sentence

Six example sentences with static, each labelled with its topic.

  • The family portrait felt static until she asked everyone to walk toward the camera instead of standing in a row.

    Photography

  • Real wages stayed static for a decade while rents in the capital doubled, squeezing every household budget in between.

    Economics

  • The offense looked static, four players standing and watching while the point guard dribbled out the shot clock alone.

    Basketball

  • The camera stays static in the old survival horror games, and the fixed angles hide whatever waits around each corner.

    Gaming

  • The critic found the composition static, three figures in a row with nothing pulling the eye from one to the next.

    Art

  • The menu had been static for fifteen years, and the owner's son changed four dishes on his first week in charge.

    Business

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