exanimate
Example Sentences
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In the afternoon the mother and her eldest and youngest, supine and exanimate in the drawing-room, were surprised into expectancy by the sound of the front-door bell before three o'clock.
From Leonora by Bennett, Arnold
The frozen lash was soon severed and the two exanimate bodies lifted in eager hands.
From The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest by Hendryx, James B. (James Beardsley)
He gazed at an exanimate Louis, made a few inquiries and a few observations of his own, gave some brief instructions, and departed.
From The Price of Love by Bennett, Arnold
When Laura plays the piano, her adorer stands there, one moment an exanimate statue, the next a disembodied spirit,—while the listening zephyrs murmur more softly in reverence.
From The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller by Thomas, Calvin
At her side the girl gazed curiously at the exanimate form.
From The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest by Hendryx, James B. (James Beardsley)
