atrophied
Example Sentences
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When we met him, he meandered across the field, atrophied by lack of exercise, sat on my foot and looked up with a hopeful demeanor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
Our democratic muscles have atrophied, and I hope they can be reinvigorated before it's too late.
From Salon • May 5, 2025
Social skills and conversational ease have stiffened and atrophied.
From New York Times • May 14, 2024
When followed over several years, the super-agers’ brains atrophied at a slower rate than average.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2024
“Our muscles have surely atrophied these past weeks.”
From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
