Example Sentences

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"Plastics remain highly suited to many packaging applications due to their durability, inertness and design flexibility," says Ms Paramor.

From BBC • Jul. 28, 2025

The movie’s inertness certainly isn’t the fault of Naomi Watts, who more than holds our focus.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 25, 2022

This new special is for only the super “Wicked” fans because despite several lovely performances, there’s a baffling inertness to this “celebration.”

From New York Times • Aug. 26, 2021

“But she is ultimately ill-served by both the inertness of the story and Chen’s awkward approach to the material in the final half-hour.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 28, 2021

The young men who formerly raced horses, for lack of other things to do, and in order not to die of inertness, now became the hilarious teamsters of each valley.

From The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop by Garland, Hamlin