atrophied

Example Sentences

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“Years of restraint, cost cutting, downsizing and deferred investment have meant that Canada’s defense capabilities have atrophied,” said 60 signatories, who included several former Canadian defense ministers, military commanders, and security and intelligence officials.

From Washington Post

The best case for these bills is that passing them would begin to rebuild atrophied congressional muscles.

From Washington Post

“Suddenly it was taking me hours to memorize something. It was like that muscle atrophied, so I was terrified.”

From New York Times

He has foot drop, which causes his toes to drag, because the muscles controlling the top of his foot atrophied while he was in the coma.

From Seattle Times

As labor unions atrophied, hollowing out systems for training and retraining, workers without college educations saw their bargaining power reduced in the face of machines capable of rudimentary tasks.

From New York Times