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Examples of animation in a Sentence
The animation for the film took over two years to complete.
The studio used computer animation for some of the special effects.
The website has hundreds of animations you can download.
Recent Examples on the Web
As is tradition for the latest batch of Disney live-action remakes, Gadot’s look is unsurprisingly faithful to the design of the character in the original 1937 movie, which was Disney’s first feature-length animation project.
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 10 Aug. 2024
Born from a public service advertising campaign, Smokey has achieved his pop culture apogee by association with Bambi in the Disney animation multiverse since the 1960s.
—Christopher Roos, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024
The vocal work and animation have been in the works for some time, and audience response since the early-summer release of its first 8 episodes has been overwhelmingly positive – leaving fans clamoring for more.
—Rivea Ruff, Essence, 6 Aug. 2024
The study examined 1,700 feature films (both live-action and animation) to assess the gender, race/ethnicity, LGBTQ+ identity and disability status of those seen on screen.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2024
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 10 Aug. 2024
Born from a public service advertising campaign, Smokey has achieved his pop culture apogee by association with Bambi in the Disney animation multiverse since the 1960s.
—Christopher Roos, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024
The vocal work and animation have been in the works for some time, and audience response since the early-summer release of its first 8 episodes has been overwhelmingly positive – leaving fans clamoring for more.
—Rivea Ruff, Essence, 6 Aug. 2024
The study examined 1,700 feature films (both live-action and animation) to assess the gender, race/ethnicity, LGBTQ+ identity and disability status of those seen on screen.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2024
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animation
noun
an·i·ma·tion
ˌan-ə-ˈmā-shən 
1
: the state of being animate or animated
2
a
: a film made by photographing a series of positions of objects (as puppets)
b
3
: the making of animations
Medical Definition
animation
noun
an·i·ma·tion
ˌan-ə-ˈmā-shən
: the state of being animate or animated see suspended animation
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