palsied

Example Sentences

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He struggled with palsied hands to shield his exposed body with a thin towel.

From Washington Post • Aug. 21, 2021

Even in his palsied state in the championship rounds of his life, his eyes sparkled and his wit remained as sharp as the punches with which he tormented nearly all of his 61 opponents.

From The Guardian • Jun. 4, 2016

In front of a billion or so viewers, Witz was palsied with pleasure.

From Time • Mar. 3, 2014

On the spot, they decide to liberate Claude from the company of the palsied, demented, and wheelchair bound.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2013

And they were completely unmoved by his angry contempt: “You, standing palsied at the gate of death and yet afraid to die!”

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton