be inert
Example Sentences
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A pack of cards made up exclusively of jokers would be useless, just as a society that devalues the individual would be inert.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The ligand or tag must be inert and have no negative impact on the function of the cells or create any reaction that could cause side effects.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2024
Mr. Seraphin stressed that investigators don’t know whether the devices were intended to be inert.
From Washington Times ● May 12, 2023
Sonia is a puppet, and she would be inert without them.
From New York Times ● Oct. 8, 2021
There cannot be any question that nature seems to us to be inert.
From The Recreations of a Country Parson by Andrew Kennedy Hutchison Boyd
