dormancy

Example Sentences

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She suggests so called "active dormancy" - mixing a slower restful lifestyle with activities that still keep us mentally engaged.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

The third installment of the “28 Years” zombie franchise reboots the series after more than a decade of dormancy following 2007’s “28 Weeks Later.”

From Salon • Jan. 3, 2025

That goal has come to pass: Something is always blooming in her yard, even during summer dormancy when many native plants go brown or die back to protect themselves from the heat.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2024

Leaving ludicrous Civil War–era laws on the books in their dormancy was easier politically than going out of your way to excise them, just in case.

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2024

We closed up the windows with shutters and laid sheets upon the furniture, the house being prepared for dormancy.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson