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
Gove described the UK as a "living thing" and added that politicians had to continually demonstrate that the union was working.
From BBC • May 17, 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
Big Ma caressed the paper along its center crease like it was a living thing that needed caressing.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
