immobile

Example Sentences

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Held on to a couple of key catches at slip, but also looked immobile in the cordon.

From BBC

Every now and then, Route 1 drew near to I-95 and we would catch a glimpse of the interstate off to the left: immobile, like the doomed evacuation scene in an apocalypse movie.

From Washington Post

"I am a person who loves movement and I found myself immobile with the news I am going to disabled for the rest of my life," he says.

From BBC

To determine if a similar mechanism prevents blood clotting in chronically immobile humans, the researchers compared blood samples from patients who had suffered debilitating spinal injuries with samples from their active counterparts.

From Scientific American

Next, the researchers looked at HSP47 in people with spinal cord injuries, who—like hibernating bears—don’t seem to develop blood clots very frequently, despite being immobile for long periods of time.

From Science Magazine