How to Use inherent in a Sentence

inherent

adjective
  • He has an inherent sense of fair play.
  • But more guns in stores and in the home brings its own set of inherent risks.
    Priya Krishnakumar, CNN, 30 Jan. 2022
  • And, then, of course, there's the question inherent in the title of the show: who will take over?
    Evan Romano, Men's Health, 10 Apr. 2023
  • But for me, braids were an inherent go-to for the summer.
    Gabi Thorne, Allure, 28 Mar. 2022
  • There is an inherent sweetness to all of the characters, and to the show.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 31 July 2023
  • The other was the inherent bias that was already in the system.
    Samantha Barry, Glamour, 13 Feb. 2018
  • The first is moral—there is inherent good in being able to pick schools.
    The Economist, 1 Mar. 2018
  • What were the risks to you inherent in making this movie?
    Rachel Handler, Vulture, 20 June 2024
  • Sailors are acutely aware of the inherent risks of their sport.
    Roxanna Scott, USA TODAY, 29 May 2017
  • There’s an inherent bias in the air that says the thinner and whiter, the better and safer person to shoot.
    Lindsay Peoples, The Cut, 28 Feb. 2018
  • The impulse to choose sides is inherent in our species.
    Madeleine Albright, Time, 15 Jan. 2021
  • Still, there’s a tension inherent in the video’s premise.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2018
  • The main problem is the sound leakage inherent to the on-ear design.
    Wired, 15 Oct. 2019
  • There’s the pathos inherent in that, and that was always there from the beginning.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024
  • But yeah, he Dario laid out some of the risks that are inherent in the growing influence of A.I.
    Fortune Editors, Fortune, 21 July 2023
  • This is the only proven and practical way to weed out the flaws inherent to the training process.
    Samir Hassan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
  • The sport has a lot of the strategy and movement that’s inherent in all kinds of tennis.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
  • There’s an inherent lack of self-trust in a lot of criticism.
    Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Apr. 2023
  • But there’s a risk inherent in that; more data in more places means more things can go wrong.
    David Pierce, The Verge, 29 Mar. 2023
  • There may be inherent flaws to his team that can’t be fixed, but the next four months will be about addressing the ones that are.
    Alexa Philippou, courant.com, 30 Nov. 2021
  • There’s an inherent risk involved in leading the pack of a race from start to finish.
    Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2021
  • Due to the inherent strength of wood and the large amount of ground contact, this toboggan is one of the more stable sleds on this list.
    Heather Balogh Rochfort, Parents, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Some experts say the problem is inherent to A.I. and can’t be fixed.
    Paige Hagy, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2023
  • He was also drawn to the comfort inherent in round forms.
    Diana Budds, Curbed, 7 Aug. 2019
  • Kalashnikov seems to be aware of at least some of the problems inherent in walkers.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 22 Aug. 2018
  • The pitted and marred shape feels closer to the inherent beauty of nature.
    Matthew Bourbon, Dallas News, 28 Apr. 2021
  • There is somewhat of an inherent risk if someone is not a clean fit in the system.
    Scott Patsko, cleveland, 3 Mar. 2021
  • Still, there was an inherent tension to any Black show with a white star and white creators.
    Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker, 13 June 2022
  • And that's the connection to the land, which is inherent to our identity.
    Abc News, ABC News, 28 July 2023
  • There is nothing inherent in manufacturing and services that make productivity gains different in one sector relative to the other.
    Bill Conerly, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'inherent.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: