motionless
Example Sentences
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German media have broadcast the hapless creature lying motionless in shallow water for hours on end, with men in diving suits splashing water on it using kayak paddles.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
When he zoomed in with his camera, he realized the motionless ants were covered with tiny cone ants.
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
Reducing McCullum's coaching to its most recognisable image - feet up, sunglasses in place, watching motionless from a balcony somewhere in the world - would always be wrong.
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026
For the giant is motionless, and its chest is pierced with an ominous spear that rises 3,000 feet into the sky.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
Mr. Terupt still lay motionless inside the vast whiteness and beeping of that building.
From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea
Vocabulary lists containing motionless
Talk Like Shakespeare Day, List 4
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English Language Development Texts, Unit 2
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