be inert
Example Sentences
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"Various Second World War-era unexploded ordnance items were discovered as a result of the wildfires, which the EOD operator declared to be inert practice projectiles. They were retrieved for subsequent disposal," he explained.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2025
They theorized that sodium's core electrons, thought to be inert, would interact with each other and the outer valence electrons when under extreme pressure.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 29, 2023
The grenade was found to be inert and, according to its owner, was bought at an air show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2023
To Joseph, it makes as much sense for the dead to appear as spirits glowing in midair as for them to be inert and terminated.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2016
Many of these are spoken of as "formerly considered specific" for such and such troubles but "now known to be inert."
From Culinary Herbs: Their Cultivation Harvesting Curing and Uses by M. G. (Maurice Grenville) Kains
