immobilized

Example Sentences

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Without her devotion and interpretive intuition, the voice inside the immobilized body would have gone unheard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

The injuries observed suggest that orcas may have developed a refined technique to trigger this immobilized state while reducing the risk of being bitten.

From Science Daily • Nov. 3, 2025

He’s been immobilized by a hip injury, and looked up quizzically from his bed.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2025

I don't have the privilege of being immobilized, so since Wednesday morning I've been working on what I can do to help the situation in any way that I possibly can.

From Salon • Nov. 13, 2024

When we increase the gravity a little—from 1 g to, say, 3 or 4 g’s—everyone becomes immobilized: even moving a paw requires enormous effort.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan