immobilized
Example Sentences
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Uncertainty over not just the future of EVs but tariffs and a weakening U.S. auto market has immobilized many suppliers, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 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
Dumbledore had wordlessly immobilized Harry, and the second he had taken to perform the spell had cost him the chance of defending himself.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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