palsied

Example Sentences

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He struggled with palsied hands to shield his exposed body with a thin towel.

From Washington Post • Aug. 21, 2021

In front of a billion or so viewers, Witz was palsied with pleasure.

From Time • Mar. 3, 2014

On the spot, they decide to liberate Claude from the company of the palsied, demented, and wheelchair bound.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2013

Clutching its credit card in hands palsied with anticipation, Lost in Showbiz catches its breath long enough to advise: don't all subscribe at once, you'll crash their server!

From The Guardian • Jan. 6, 2011

He would tease her by telling her just how, with her and her apples gone, all the gods were frail and withered—drooling, palsied, quivering hulks, slow of thought and crippled in mind and body.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman