inertia
Example Sentences
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Drake understands that the inertia of superstardom in this surprisingly stagnant quarter-century will protect him.
From Salon • May 21, 2026
Nicolas Winding Refn’s “Her Private Hell” is longer than that and the inertia is excruciating.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
To build these new EVs, the company must use fewer people and simpler parts, and dismantle decades of engineering inertia.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
The major human spaceflight programs are supertankers, with tremendous inertia.
From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026
Mom and Mamou, who were no doubt acclimated to Babou’s driving, swayed with the Smokemobile’s inertia.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
Vocabulary lists containing inertia
The Watsons Go to Birmingham
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The Things They Carried
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"The Hill We Climb," by Amanda Gorman
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