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
While run-of-the-mill pessimists might become immobilized and despondent by focusing on negative outcomes, defensive pessimists take action to avoid them.
From Salon • Dec. 1, 2024
For a moment I'm silent, as I remember how the sight of this strange pair, clearly not from District 12, fleeing through the woods immobilized us.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
