atrophied

Example Sentences

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When we met him, he meandered across the field, atrophied by lack of exercise, sat on my foot and looked up with a hopeful demeanor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

Our democratic muscles have atrophied, and I hope they can be reinvigorated before it's too late.

From Salon • May 5, 2025

“Although his boss had to pretend to embrace the family-friendly nature of the town whose newspaper he ran,” Roman observes, “privately he was a man with a heart as atrophied as his calf muscles.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2024

Social skills and conversational ease have stiffened and atrophied.

From New York Times • May 14, 2024

They are atrophied, probably beyond hope of recovery.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver