DORMANT in a Sentence
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Example sentences for DORMANT, such as:
1. Her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened.
2. The dormant period is another stage in the life cycle of the plant.
3. The pupae remain dormant in the soil until they emerge as adult moths in the winter.
4. In the chill of deep space, bacteria somehow shielded from cosmic radiation might survive dormant for millions of years.
5. This roused me from my nearly dormant state, and I ate some berries which I found hanging on the trees or lying on the ground.
2. The dormant period is another stage in the life cycle of the plant.
3. The pupae remain dormant in the soil until they emerge as adult moths in the winter.
4. In the chill of deep space, bacteria somehow shielded from cosmic radiation might survive dormant for millions of years.
5. This roused me from my nearly dormant state, and I ate some berries which I found hanging on the trees or lying on the ground.
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Meanings and Examples of DORMANT
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dormant
a. lying with head on paws as if sleeping
a. in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
Classic Sentence:
1 This roused me from my nearly dormant state, and I ate some berries which I found hanging on the trees or lying on the ground.
2 The house was dormant; one thread of smoke thickened against the trees.
Example Sentence:
1 The pupae remain dormant in the soil until they emerge as adult moths in the winter.
2 The dormant period is another stage in the life cycle of the plant.
3 Her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened.
4 In the chill of deep space, bacteria somehow shielded from cosmic radiation might survive dormant for millions of years.