How to Use inherent in a Sentence

inherent

adjective
  • He has an inherent sense of fair play.
  • There are some aspects of social commentary inherent in the premise.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 20 July 2022
  • These treatments can improve symptoms without the side effects inherent in drug treatments.
    Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 27 Nov. 2024
  • This approach would better reflect the uncertainty inherent in flood events.
    Geraldine Castro, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2024
  • These experiences opened new realms of understanding for Alok, touching on themes of life, death and rebirth inherent in these rites.
    Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Presumably economists weren't too fond of it because growth is inherent to capitalism.
    Wired, 7 July 2022
  • Bitcoin Maximalism has an inherent and valuable answer to all these questions.
    Pete Rizzo, Forbes, 4 July 2022
  • Each band in the rings recall animals that have been inherent in Cartier’s rich history, including the beloved panther, the tiger and the snake.
    Roberta Naas, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
  • From the moment of our arrival in this country to modern times, these forces have shaped the way many of us see ourselves, understand our inherent value and have often muted our voices.
    Omisade Burney-Scott, Good Housekeeping, 8 July 2022
  • Among her profound missions is to honor and value to the fullest extent the inherent complexities and contradictions of her identity through music.
    Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 July 2022
  • The film, in its tendency to embrace the unanticipated, reflects the wide-eyed sublimity in facing the unknown that is also inherent to being a teen-ager.
    The New Yorker, 15 July 2022
  • There is also a focus on childbirth and its inherent dangers, a story thread that feels timely in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 July 2022
  • 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

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