Dormant has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mt. Asama is now dormant. | |
| 2. | In each of us there lies a dormant superhuman. | |
| 3. | At the end of the sleep the dormant awakes. | |
| 4. | Volcanoes can be active, dormant, or extinct. | |
| 5. | Dormant volcanoes no longer produce eruptions, but might again sometime in the future. | |
| 6. | Mount Kilimanjaro is a dormant volcano located in Tanzania. | |
| 7. | The fire which seems extinguished is often dormant under the cinders; whoever wants to revive it may be in for a surprize. | |
| 8. | The notion of corporate responsibility went dormant while companies polluted rivers at will. | |
| 9. | Meredith picks a tiny patch of green moss from between clumps of tall brown grass gone dormant with the fall chill. “Look at all these little bits of biodiversity,” she said. “That’s like a little fantasy world going on in there.” | |
| 10. | Religious, racial or national tolerance, and the ability to understand one another, are not enough to eliminate hostility and bring about justice. And wherever there is no justice, war lies dormant. |