dormant

Example Sentences

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Those same banks are teeming with relatively dormant deposits.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Since my diagnosis, I’ve undergone multiple rounds of radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy, going in and out of periods of remission, when my cancer was temporarily dormant, many times.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

During dry years, no wildflowers appear above ground, but the seeds remain dormant until rain stimulates germination.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

They could be ambitious Champ sides such as Coventry, dormant former powerhouses like Wasps - who plan to relaunch in Kent in the coming seasons - or brand-new entities.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

“After it appeared, after years of being dormant in the Twelve Towns and attacking that boy in Boggs Ferry, we knew we had to tame it. To make it ours,” Barbatos said.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega