animate
Example Sentences
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In “Grass Breathing,” Mendieta, hidden beneath squares of sod, uses her own respiration to animate the earth above.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026
Such outcomes would not resolve the broader debates that animate these cases.
From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026
In 2017, she sold the company, pocketing about $12 million, but her vision continued to animate OneTaste.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025
The static from the carpet gave them a shock, presumably, and it helped animate his monster.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025
He pantomimes the action with both hands, grunting to animate it further.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
