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

Speaking to BBC News NI, her daughter Fiona McAreavey said her mum, who was immobile and incontinent, lay on a trolley in a hospital corridor for 15 hours.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 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

A nurse later told Lyudmila her mother had arrived in hospital with severe bedsores, suggesting she had been immobile for some time.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2025

She pulled his arms back and held them immobile, and she lifted the monkey out of the cage.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston