living thing
Example Sentences
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Though he knew “the dead bird was not the bird,” exploring it quickened the author’s desire to encounter the living thing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
"I suppose I convinced myself that it was all right for the time being because his marriage was not a living thing."
From BBC • Oct. 3, 2025
Further, the disposal of pans poses significant dangers to the environment and, by extension, every living thing in it.
From Salon • Dec. 9, 2024
DNA and Cloning Every living thing has DNA – a special code that tells it how to grow.
From NewsForKids.net • Nov. 13, 2024
He heard the creaking and cracking of wood again, groaning like a living thing, like the hungry stomach of the world growling for a meal.
From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness
