How to Use anthropomorphic in a Sentence

anthropomorphic

adjective
  • Set in a rough looking bar filled with anthropomorphic animals, the vibes are not exactly immaculate, but perfectly fit the style of the game.
    Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
  • In the 1970s, the brand had an anthropomorphic beer can with legs.
    Jeanette Hurt, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
  • That night, under the light of a half-moon, the anthropomorphic cliffs stand out like faces.
    Tyrone Beason, The Seattle Times, 31 Mar. 2018
  • In the Disney film, the anthropomorphic car defies his driver and blows past the hot rod.
    Spencer Jakab, WSJ, 6 May 2018
  • That year, a 4-year old walked up to several of my pieces, with their anthropomorphic shapes and talked to them.
    Lyndi McNulty, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 19 Oct. 2019
  • Don’t worry, the death of the pants-less, top hat-wearing, anthropomorphic peanut was for a good cause—a Super Bowl 2020 ad.
    Melissa Locker, Time, 22 Jan. 2020
  • Mae, who is an anthropomorphic cat, drinks too much, shoplifts and likes to break things in parking lots with baseball bats.
    Laura Hudson, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2017
  • Like most sports cars of the era, the Miura gave off a distinctly anthropomorphic vibe.
    Sam Walker, WSJ, 31 May 2018
  • Below this structure is a pair of anthropomorphic columns, one set at the top of a flight of steps, the other on checkerboard tile.
    Cecil Beaton, Vogue, 31 Dec. 2018
  • Who doesn't love the anthropomorphic white cat whose face has been on our TVs, clothing, and even on beauty products?
    Gabi Thorne, Allure, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Per the study, the anthropomorphic figure measures around 2.5 inches tall and one inch wide.
    Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2020
  • The movie, out June 16, tells the story of a city in which the residents are all anthropomorphic elements of nature.
    James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2023
  • Much of the work evolved from commissions and is informed by a sense of play, hence the anthropomorphic bent and accessorizing.
    ELLE Decor, 22 Nov. 2022
  • All this is accomplished with the help of a whizzing, anthropomorphic wishing star.
    Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2023
  • With the help from an anthropomorphic rat gifted in the culinary arts, a bungling talentless cook lands a spot on the line of a prestigious restaurant in Paris.
    Joyce Bautista Ferrari, Marie Claire, 21 Oct. 2019
  • For the first time in over a decade, our favorite posse of anthropomorphic M&Ms has expanded by one, adding Purple to its lineup.
    Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 30 Sep. 2022
  • The draw is in the art, the environments, and the cute appealing nature of our anthropomorphic hero’s entire world.
    Mitch Wallace, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022
  • The mascot has since been retired in favor of an anthropomorphic wolf.
    Eric Levenson, CNN, 6 July 2020
  • But none have had the same vaguely anthropomorphic qualities as the R1.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN, 8 June 2022
  • The exact origins of the anthropomorphic rabbit are not clear.
    Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2023
  • Leslie is, again, a rather buxom pig in an anthropomorphic world of goats, mice and other animals.
    Will Nevin, OregonLive.com, 12 June 2018
  • But newbies to the Cats universe may find themselves with a lot of questions about these anthropomorphic kitties.
    Raisa Bruner, Time, 18 July 2019
  • The late ’70s were defined by , a former opera house (in which a cardboard cutout of an anthropomorphic moon snorting cocaine from a spoon hung from the ceiling) on West 54th Street that for years drew guests like , and .
    Mitchell Kuga, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2020
  • Some are cartoonish, some are anthropomorphic, and many are just sitting on shelves and batting at things.
    Will Greenwald, PCMAG, 27 July 2022
  • The Fringe Factor: The cast gives real life to this script about anthropomorphic cows and chickens and businesswomen.
    Trevor Fraser, OrlandoSentinel.com, 16 May 2017
  • The video concludes with a picture of an anthropomorphic sun with the same facial tats as Audley – three black dots above each brow – and holding a broken heart.
    Amanda Peukert, SPIN, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Mission: Breakout, an anthropomorphic raccoon named Rocket helps to break out the other guardians from a zoo-like prison.
    Hugo Martín, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2020
  • The new take is said to be a musical and will again feature the characters as anthropomorphic, this time in a live-action/CG hybrid format.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2020
  • Your button-down shirts might be anthropomorphic and miss being worn.
    Chandler Dean, The New Yorker, 8 June 2021
  • The spirited anthropomorphic bird became a Saturday morning cartoon classic shortly after his TV debut in 1957.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 18 Sep. 2024

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