inert

Example Sentences

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So far, he says, Russian Oreshniks have only been carrying inert warheads and have caused limited damage.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

“The emotive nature of the category, alongside these durable levers that we bring to market, puts us in a category which is relatively much more inert to some of these macro headwinds,” Singh said.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

In “Two Prosecutors,” the inert nobodies blocking Kornev’s progress are crisply choreographed, Stalin’s existential choke hold strangling their very spirit.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Buffett acknowledged that an inert asset might thrive at times as an object of speculation or when it’s driven by fear about things like war or the value of the dollar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

And then, amid this inert matter, she appears, holding on to the ship’s line, a girl in a pink dress the water darkens to red, hair plastered to her small skull.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides