How to Use animated in a Sentence
animated
adjective- She gave an animated description of the project.
- Many movies for kids are animated rather than live-action.
- After dinner, the discussion got more animated.
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Mike and Julie are experts at that because of their experience in the animated world.
— Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 May 2022 -
And The Cuphead Show, which is an animated adaptation of a video game.
— Andy Meek, BGR, 28 Apr. 2022 -
Duchess Meghan's animated series will no longer premiere on Netflix.
— Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 May 2022 -
There is also an untitled animated spinoff series coming.
— Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 19 July 2024 -
The animated film has shattered early box office projections, which maxed out around $60 million.
— Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2022 -
Kenny has voiced the title character since the beloved animated show first began airing in 1999.
— Lauren Huff, EW.com, 24 July 2024 -
An animated sprite introduces the instruments of the orchestra in a film in concert performance.
— Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 19 Apr. 2022 -
In a tight 10-song run that uses her limited range and our shrinking attention spans to its advantage, Ice is more animated and wordy than ever.
— Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2024 -
Whether that means a Downton Abbey threequel will depend on how much the over-qualified cast is content to keep returning to roles that have now become animated props.
— David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2022 -
This digital immortality will essentially allow for an AI to control an animated avatar that moves, talks, and sounds just like you.
— Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 19 Apr. 2022 -
Some of the best animated and live-action shows of 2022 come from HBO Max.
— Jacob Siegal, BGR, 24 Oct. 2022 -
Any age would walk away from this movie with a message, and that's a great and rare thing to get in an animated film.
— Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2022 -
That means there's a ton of screen space for the crisp-looking graphics and animated menus.
— Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 27 July 2023 -
Jules Bass brought them all to vivid, animated life on TV.
— Scottie Andrew, CNN, 27 Oct. 2022 -
The pilot of the animated TV series was released as a movie.
— Mythili Devarakonda, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2022 -
He was born in 1985, two years before the animated TV series launched.
— Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 12 Aug. 2023 -
At first glance, The Lego Movie seems like just another animated film for kids.
— Terry Terrones, EW.com, 17 Jan. 2023 -
Trump seemed rather animated, and was wearing a navy suit and blue tie today.
— Graham Kates, CBS News, 9 May 2024 -
There are nine Spider-Man movies, eight of which are live-action and one an animated film.
— Liam Gravvat, USA TODAY, 23 June 2022 -
What about the character of Baby Groot felt like a good fit for the animated medium?
— Wilson Chapman, Variety, 10 Aug. 2022 -
Halle Bailey stars as Ariel in the live-action remake of the 1989 animated classic.
— Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Apr. 2023 -
The first image on the website is the new can, which is silver and has the rapper's signature, and an animated Harlow is shown on the page as well.
— Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 5 Apr. 2023 -
Looking for an animated film even your youngest kids will love?
— Larry Stansbury, Good Housekeeping, 22 Nov. 2022 -
This turquoise creation, with an animated face that is also a screen, is a cute first intro to a robot.
— Alexandra Frost, PCMAG, 2 May 2023 -
It was adapted as an animated film in 1986, with music by David Bowie and others.
— Jill Lawless, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2022 -
So far, not a single animated film this year has come close to reaching that benchmark.
— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 5 July 2022 -
This isn’t to say there’s no benefit to avatars having an animated face.
— Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 28 Oct. 2022
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