sentient
Example Sentences
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Grace will eventually make an alien friend, a five-limbed spider-shaped sentient rock he names Rocky.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
I don’t see why any sentient person would watch one of these things unless they had to, or enjoyed pain.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026
“This marks not just the next chapter, but the next book in SpaceX and xAI’s mission: scaling to make a sentient sun to understand the Universe and extend the light of consciousness to the stars!”
From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026
The play tells a story of sentient robots who rebel against their human creators.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
“No. I’m just sick of the question. I mean, I’m vegetarian because I think it’s wrong to eat other sentient creatures. And it sucks for the environment.”
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
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Common Senses: Sent, Sens ("Feel")
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100 SAT words Beginning with "S"
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