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

"I fear German power less than I am beginning to fear German inactivity," he said, describing Germany as Europe's "indispensable nation".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 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

It was an introverted life, self-sufficient, stagnant, steeped in that singular “ignorance” prized by the Handdarata and obedient to their rule of inactivity or noninterference.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin