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Rule "inspired with (by)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: inspired with (by)
Message: If '\2 \3' is passive voice, use <suggestion>\2 by</suggestion>.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/word-choice-inspired-by/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The artist was inspired with the beauty of the mountains.
    Correction suggestion: inspired by
  • The artist was (not unsurprisingly, I think) inspired with the beauty of the mountains.
    Correction suggestion: inspired by
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • The artist was inspired by the beauty of the mountains.
  • The book inspired me to write my own novel.
  • Inspired in class, I decided to write a novel.
  • This is the book that inspired me to write my own novel.
  • She will be missed by the many people she has inspired with her compassion and effort.
ID: INSPIRED_WITH [1]
Version: 6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-28 22:33:08 +0100)