atrophied

Example Sentences

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“It’s like a muscle that maybe has atrophied a little bit over the years,” Gould said in his interview with the Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

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

From Salon • May 5, 2025

Social skills and conversational ease have stiffened and atrophied.

From New York Times • May 14, 2024

During a hearing in June, the jailed man said the muscles in his legs had atrophied so much that he needed a wheelchair and couldn’t lift his arms over his head.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2023

“The cells in your systems have atrophied and are dead,” she said sharply.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez