sedentary

Example Sentences

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"Once a person starts earning money, he becomes more sedentary here," says bariatric surgeon Sanjay Borude.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

"A terrible kind of sedentary childhood I had, when I think about it," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

While an EV is environmentally friendly, she argues it’s sedentary.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

It’s a sedentary job, and it comes with no guarantees.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 14, 2026

This sedentary lifestyle was made possible by the diversity of resource-rich habitats available to Jomon people within a short distance of one central site: inland forests, rivers, seashores, bays, and open oceans.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond