immobilized

Example Sentences

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Uncertainty over not just the future of EVs but tariffs and a weakening U.S. auto market has immobilized many suppliers, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The injuries observed suggest that orcas may have developed a refined technique to trigger this immobilized state while reducing the risk of being bitten.

From Science Daily • Nov. 3, 2025

He’s been immobilized by a hip injury, and looked up quizzically from his bed.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2025

While run-of-the-mill pessimists might become immobilized and despondent by focusing on negative outcomes, defensive pessimists take action to avoid them.

From Salon • Dec. 1, 2024

The fury and hatred bubbling inside Harry seemed to blaze white-hot, but he would rather have been immobilized all the way back to London than tell Snape why he was late.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling