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motionless

[moh-shuhn-lis] / ˈmoʊ ʃən lɪs /


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Sharpe tumbled during her second run, losing her skis and poles and lying motionless on the snow.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 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

The cub was found sitting, motionless, in the middle of Hillcrest Parkway near Olympic Street in Castaic just before 1 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

The boy's mother said she saw her son motionless on the floor and her heart sank.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025

Three or four others were sitting quite motionless on the rocks themselves.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl




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