be inert
Example Sentences
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A pack of cards made up exclusively of jokers would be useless, just as a society that devalues the individual would be inert.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
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
Mr. Seraphin stressed that investigators don’t know whether the devices were intended to be inert.
From Washington Times ● May 12, 2023
Prof Stride also says that, if they're proven to be inert, shortened CNTs may provide an "effective mechanism for drug delivery to the inner cell region".
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2016
In so-called natural cement which is comparatively lightly burnt, the magnesia appears to be inert, and as much as 20 to 30% may be present.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various
