atrophied

Example Sentences

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Our democratic muscles have atrophied, and I hope they can be reinvigorated before it's too late.

From Salon

Any principles beyond those have atrophied into invisibility.

From Salon

Those muscles atrophied, leaving a huge opportunity for someone like Matt.

From Los Angeles Times

“Although his boss had to pretend to embrace the family-friendly nature of the town whose newspaper he ran,” Roman observes, “privately he was a man with a heart as atrophied as his calf muscles.”

From Los Angeles Times

Social skills and conversational ease have stiffened and atrophied.

From New York Times