flaccid

Example Sentences

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She added that Ford showed symptoms of both types of rabies - encephalitis and flaccid - which was unusual.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

In rare cases, that virus can cause polio-like paralysis in children called acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2025

Or her flaccid, C.Y.A. apology — published in The Hollywood Reporter, no less — that she managed to make all about her.

From Salon • Jul. 10, 2025

It adds to worries about flaccid domestic demand, which had already been exacerbated by a shock decline in imports in data earlier in the week, dashing hopes that China's COVID-19 reopening could invigorate global growth.

From Reuters • May 11, 2023

It was as though his eyes were holding their breath, while his mother looked at him, her face flaccid and querulous, interminable, clairvoyant yet obtuse.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner