torpor

Example Sentences

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And again, Sandler channels a hangdog torpor, almost a melancholic air, in a performance that bristles with comic realism.

From New York Times

Although the British economy has slowly shaken off much of the torpor from the sharp recession brought on by the coronavirus, millions aren’t enjoying the recovery.

From New York Times

Microsoft, too, shook off the torpor it was suffering earlier in this century when it missed out on the mobile computing revolution and allowed its operating systems to become stale.

From Los Angeles Times

Before the tree begins emerging from its winter torpor, it must spend about 400 hours chilling at temperatures around 29 degrees F. Once that threshold is reached, levels of ABA begin to diminish.

From Seattle Times

If the scientific data doesn't floor you, then the torpor might: the repetitive ideas, the numbing speeches, the old men.

From Washington Post