inventing
Example Sentences
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"Fiction isn't inventing new emotions in you. It's pressing on those pre-existing motivations like instincts."
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
The Lydians are widely credited with inventing coinage, and their ruler, King Croesus, became legendary for his immense wealth.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 25, 2026
She found herself inventing excuses to try to keep him home at night.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
To the extent AI insulates us from struggle—wrestling with new ideas, negotiating with other people, inventing bedtime stories for our children—something vital will be lost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
He tried to solve his financial problems by inventing something that would make him rich.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
