inactivity

Example Sentences

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If music helps people tolerate exercise more easily and stay active longer, it may help reduce some of the health risks associated with low fitness levels and physical inactivity.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

The oil market’s initial inactivity on Monday and early Tuesday suggested traders maybe don’t believe Trump will hold to his deadline.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The long periods of inactivity may have affected Banks’ confidence, which apparently was not very strong to begin with.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

Researchers have associated several risk factors with the rise in colorectal cancer cases, including obesity, physical inactivity and diets heavy in ultraprocessed food.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

By the time he boarded, the inactivity, the picture magazines he’d read, the strolls in the streets near the station, had exhausted him.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison