immobile

Example Sentences

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"Haven't stood on my feet in over a week... been in a hospital bed immobile since my race," she said in a social media post.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

The 20-year-old was initially diagnosed with tonsillitis and prescribed antibiotics, however his condition deteriorated and he became immobile with severe leg pain.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

A mosquito spots the eminent man and zooms over to wheedle in his ear, but Bashō remains immobile.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Patients have told File on 4 Investigates how they were left immobile or addicted to painkillers after receiving the NexGen knee implant, because it ended up slipping out of place.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2025

For what seemed like an infinite time they stood immobile, adjusting to the changes and the new distances, but then a sparrow trilled and everything reverted to the way it had been the preceding summer.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende