be inert
Example Sentences
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"Various Second World War-era unexploded ordnance items were discovered as a result of the wildfires, which the EOD operator declared to be inert practice projectiles. They were retrieved for subsequent disposal," he explained.
From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025
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
The grenade was found to be inert and, according to its owner, was bought at an air show.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2023
It was despicable, she felt, to pine sentimentally, to cherish secret griefs, vain memories, to be inert, to waste youth in aching languor, to grow old doing nothing.
From Shirley by Brontë, Charlotte
